Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.5° C
4.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 6AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
5
1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.4
SW
9
0.6
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
W
5
0.3
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
62
43
22
15
10
10
18
17
27
23
65
32
36
38
19
24
29
27
17
42
25
48
41
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:20AM1.26m
12:02PM1.25m
8:26PM1.52m
9:01AM1.30m
12:47PM1.28m
9:06PM1.56m
9:41AM1.32m
1:31PM1.28m
9:46PM1.56m
Low Tide
3:53AM-0.27m
10:13AM1.16m
4:11PM-0.02m
4:36AM-0.39m
10:57AM1.18m
4:54PM-0.06m
5:18AM-0.42m
11:43AM1.18m
5:36PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:32
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
22
26
28
28
28
26
25
24
27
28
25
26
22
21
19
19
23
27
27
27
21
Feels °C
16
16
16
19
22
24
25
24
23
22
21
24
24
22
24
20
20
18
18
21
25
25
25
20
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