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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Highcliffe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | |
60 | 41 | 41 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 104 | 129 | 166 | 117 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 102 | 88 | 86 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | |
High Tide | 4:17PM1.23m | 00:02AM1.27m | 4:16AM1.11m | 12:57PM0.98m | 5:07PM1.24m | 00:57AM1.13m | 5:01AM1.10m | 5:55PM1.24m | 2:42AM1.02m | 5:41AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM1.00m | 8:07PM0.26m | 2:38AM1.04m | 8:36AM-0.02m | 2:04PM0.96m | 9:01PM0.39m | 3:08AM1.03m | 9:32AM0.10m | 10:05PM0.50m | 3:03AM1.02m | 10:40AM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 60 | 41 | 41 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 104 | 129 | 166 | 117 | 117 | 112 | 106 | 102 | 88 | 86 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 117 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 117 | 122 | 122 |
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