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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
15.2° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | E 5 | S 3 | SSW 3 | W 10 | SSW 3 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | WSW 3 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | |
75 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 26 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.12m | 10:21AM0.97m | 7:17PM1.29m | 7:30AM1.16m | 11:25AM0.99m | 7:48PM1.34m | 11:21PM1.07m | 8:06AM1.20m | 12:12PM1.01m | 8:21PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.23m | 9:45AM0.97m | 2:52PM0.19m | 3:20AM0.14m | 10:12AM0.97m | 3:33PM0.18m | 11:00PM1.07m | 3:58AM0.08m | 10:49AM0.97m | 4:11PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | W 10 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 4 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 26 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | SSW 3 | W 6 | SSW 3 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | S 15 | — | — | WSW 12 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | S 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 75 | 57 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 155 | 152 | 152 | 184 | 156 | 156 | 157 | 267 | 366 | 267 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 247 | 235 | 175 | 159 | 122 | 122 | 117 | 17 | 122 | 235 |
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