Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (30 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.9
SE
4
0.3
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
27
32
91
116
111
103
98
125
140
128
123
121
117
47
44
69
65
45
30
20
19
16
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:19AM1.07m
10:05AM1.45m
2:29PM1.00m
10:35PM1.24m
3:13AM1.11m
10:49AM1.32m
3:19PM1.02m
11:27PM1.07m
4:05AM1.15m
11:40AM1.18m
4:08PM1.05m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.98m
6:07AM0.10m
1:16PM0.97m
6:32PM-0.05m
1:09AM0.96m
6:56AM0.23m
1:47PM0.96m
7:24PM0.04m
1:33AM0.94m
7:50AM0.37m
2:17PM0.97m
8:22PM0.14m
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6:56
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
10
Feels °C
10
10
10
8
9
9
9
11
9
8
8
9
10
11
10
9
9
7
8
9
9
8
6
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