Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.0°C
4.2° 

Highcliffe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 11AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
9
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
7
0.2
WSW
4
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.8
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
138
100
83
62
52
31
7
6
6
2
2
2
2
7
9
12
2
25
35
43
47
40
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
10
ESE
0
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:49AM1.07m
10:22AM1.04m
7:44PM1.26m
8:15AM1.13m
11:00AM1.08m
8:10PM1.34m
8:39AM1.19m
11:38AM1.11m
8:36PM1.41m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.23m
9:48AM1.04m
3:11PM0.34m
3:33AM0.10m
10:19AM1.08m
3:42PM0.25m
4:03AM-0.02m
10:57AM1.11m
4:14PM0.18m
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6:07
6:09
6:11
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8:07
8:06
8:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
19
21
21
21
18
18
18
17
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
17
Feels °C
12
12
14
16
16
18
15
18
20
17
18
18
19
20
18
18
18
16
16
15
16
17
16
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