Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313121212121212121111111111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)465437418999694583319289280219356249103143979468393938251919
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
1.50
8:58PM
1.55
9:11AM
1.54
9:33PM
1.58
9:51AM
1.53
1:37PM
1.04
10:10PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
-0.02
4:34PM
-0.19
4:57AM
-0.12
5:16PM
-0.20
5:39AM
-0.17
1:18PM
1.04
5:59PM
-0.14
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:09-------6:07-------6:05------
Sunset-----8:04-------8:05-------8:07--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1211111212121110981013131211108791213131210
Feels °C (?)976779876569887532479976
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