Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
20.9°C
4.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
E
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.4
SW
5
2
SW
6
2.5
SW
7
2.4
SW
7
2.3
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
2
2
2
2
2
3
19
23
2
2
2
5
6
13
26
37
51
102
297
583
623
553
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
S
5
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:15AM1.13m
11:00AM1.08m
8:10PM1.34m
8:39AM1.19m
11:38AM1.11m
8:36PM1.41m
9:04AM1.26m
12:18PM1.12m
9:04PM1.48m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.10m
10:19AM1.08m
3:42PM0.25m
4:03AM-0.02m
10:57AM1.11m
4:14PM0.18m
4:34AM-0.11m
11:36AM1.12m
4:47PM0.12m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
1
1
7
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
18
16
18
19
18
Feels °C
18
19
20
19
19
20
19
18
19
18
20
18
15
16
17
16
14
13
13
10
12
14
15
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