Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 BST
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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 2AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.7
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.5
W
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)16161615151515121614141413121212121212125121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21420817111586858814661492918171515151515151514141313
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
1.20
10:54PM
1.27
7:37AM
1.32
10:42AM
1.16
8:11PM
1.28
11:37PM
1.26
8:13AM
1.38
11:29AM
1.14
8:41PM
1.36
12:16AM
1.22
8:48AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
-0.09
8:47PM
1.19
3:19AM
0.10
10:19AM
1.16
3:38PM
-0.17
10:01PM
1.21
3:59AM
0.01
11:11AM
1.14
4:17PM
-0.19
11:02PM
1.19
4:37AM
-0.04
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----6:46-------6:43-------6:41--
Sunset-7:35-------7:36-------7:37------
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C12109899101315141311109101212121110109911
Feels °C (?)6454677101112108767999777648
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