Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
20.2°C
3.5° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 10AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
1.6
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
WSW
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
218
170
148
216
254
211
148
251
440
401
222
140
85
55
43
28
20
15
18
20
13
42
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:23AM0.88m
12:30PM1.26m
4:57PM0.96m
00:50AM1.19m
5:21AM0.91m
1:24PM1.14m
5:45PM0.98m
1:57AM1.01m
6:20AM0.95m
2:54PM1.03m
6:31PM1.02m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.87m
8:22AM0.18m
3:36PM0.93m
8:51PM0.31m
4:00AM0.88m
9:15AM0.33m
4:14PM0.95m
9:52PM0.40m
4:27AM0.90m
10:25AM0.46m
4:49PM1.00m
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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7:47
7:45
7:44
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Temp °C
18
18
19
21
21
19
18
18
19
19
17
19
21
18
15
15
14
13
15
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
16
17
18
17
16
15
14
15
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
10
13
16
14
14
15
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