Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 GMT
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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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)4514131312121415131414141413131313121313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14217771515891718191918171766151616161514
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
0
WSW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
0
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08AM
1.58
9:33PM
1.51
1:15AM
1.06
9:47AM
1.53
10:10PM
1.47
2:13AM
1.01
10:29AM
1.42
2:42PM
0.98
10:51PM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
-0.08
5:17PM
-0.21
12:57AM
1.06
5:39AM
-0.06
6:00PM
-0.09
1:27AM
1.01
6:23AM
0.01
1:43PM
0.96
6:45PM
0.07
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--6:07-------6:05-------6:03-----
Sunset-----6:20-------6:22-------6:22--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C7771012119876711121111108771010999
Feels °C (?)2225985542391079743397656
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