Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 25 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 1PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (25 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
1 AM
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)
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
14
20
18
17
18
22
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
14
28
40
53
87
106
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:08AM1.07m
7:23PM1.21m
5:58AM1.06m
7:04PM1.20m
6:21AM1.08m
6:52PM1.24m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.26m
00:53AM0.46m
1:11PM0.24m
1:53AM0.35m
2:06PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:02
9:04
9:05
Temp °C
23
23
23
24
24
25
26
25
24
22
23
24
24
24
25
24
23
21
21
22
22
21
17
16
21
23
22
22
22
24
25
24
23
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
19
17
19
18
18
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
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
Energy kJ
15
14
14
6
18
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
12
12
5
5
5
4
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
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
7
Energy kJ
11
10
8
20
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
6
Energy kJ
2
4
6
6
9
10
18
22
16
11
7
7
5
4
3
2
3
6
14
28
40
53
87
106
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
122
122
122
122
122
117
117
117
113
115
122
122
122
117
122
117
122
122
122
122
183
122
119
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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