Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.3° C
5.1° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 1AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
6
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
4
1.2
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.1
W
11
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
51
66
49
44
29
27
17
59
122
74
34
17
10
6
2
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:19PM1.21m
7:45AM1.06m
11:25AM1.02m
7:54PM1.27m
8:20AM1.10m
11:58AM1.06m
8:26PM1.33m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.38m
3:24AM0.20m
9:51AM0.98m
3:34PM0.31m
3:58AM0.10m
10:25AM1.02m
4:07PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
8:58
 mm
Temp °C
24
22
19
16
15
15
18
22
24
23
19
18
17
17
20
21
22
23
23
Feels °C
17
15
14
13
12
13
15
19
20
20
18
18
18
18
20
19
21
23
23
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