Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 11 Apr 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
10.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 10AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (11 Apr)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (11 Apr)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.7
WSW
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
2
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)14567888888161616151414988811888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5271220411994122416551351123710103216253719581622305203129102100982701376059
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
WSW
30
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
0.99
6:56PM
1.02
6:27AM
1.05
7:23PM
1.08
6:38AM
1.12
7:28PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.57
12:17AM
0.70
1:06PM
0.45
1:36AM
0.58
1:54PM
0.29
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise-6:22-------6:20-------6:18------
Sunset-----7:53-------7:55-------7:57--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C111079998999101010108888910101099
Feels °C (?)540-1-1-1-2-10233355566564666
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