Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.3°C
4.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
WSW
12
0.9
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.6
E
6
1.8
E
6
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
1
E
6
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
14
37
94
160
232
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
60
50
44
34
27
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:47PM1.10m
7:21AM1.01m
7:16PM1.18m
7:49AM1.07m
10:22AM1.04m
7:44PM1.26m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.55m
2:30AM0.37m
2:38PM0.44m
3:02AM0.23m
9:48AM1.04m
3:11PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:07
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
16
15
17
19
20
22
17
17
18
17
20
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
15
16
15
15
12
10
11
12
13
16
11
12
13
12
16
18
18
18
18
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