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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
9.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
0.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.4
SW
0.9
E
1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)616666678131321191716161515146513555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13312212511810269866985821513504275153622261711341008352394367
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
1.35
7:28PM
1.28
7:24AM
1.45
7:54PM
1.38
7:56AM
1.53
8:24PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:28AM
0.24
2:47PM
-0.07
3:03AM
0.12
3:21PM
-0.19
3:40AM
0.02
3:58PM
-0.26
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--6:16-------6:15-------6:13-----
Sunset-----6:13-------6:15-------6:16--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C99991011121211101011111110999912131399
Feels °C (?)354468997644344343368944
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