Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 6PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 31). 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)14s
Evening (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.6
W
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
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)1516141414141351212121212125121211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)886449492918171515151515151514141313121211113710
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NNE
25
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
9:13PM
1.41
12:50AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
4:54PM
-0.16
12:00AM
1.14
5:14AM
-0.04
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:41-------6:39
Sunset---7:36-------7:37-------7:39----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1012161412109891011111010966811118788
Feels °C (?)79131197656786786004885432
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