Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 BST
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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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 7AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.1
W
10
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
W
10
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
12
12
12
15
28
54
64
2
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
8
7
6
14
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:21AM1.08m
6:52PM1.24m
6:54AM1.12m
10:21AM0.97m
7:17PM1.29m
7:30AM1.16m
11:25AM0.99m
7:48PM1.34m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.35m
2:06PM0.22m
2:40AM0.23m
9:45AM0.97m
2:52PM0.19m
3:20AM0.14m
10:12AM0.97m
3:33PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:05
9:06
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
24
22
21
23
23
23
19
17
17
16
19
20
22
21
20
17
13
14
16
18
19
19
17
23
21
18
18
19
19
20
16
13
16
15
19
18
20
20
18
16
11
12
14
16
18
18
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
1
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
14
13
12
12
5
5
5
4
4
58
23
10
6
3
1
1
1
1
3
8
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
W
6
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
7
6
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
4
8
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
5
12
15
28
54
64
2
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
117
117
117
122
122
122
122
117
184
117
156
156
157
273
365
266
273
273
265
273
247
247
159
122
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
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