Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
9.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 2PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
2.2
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313121212445567788713131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16161616151414142649133363864813816699384290249175175175113189
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
55
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29AM
1.42
2:42PM
0.98
10:51PM
1.37
3:08AM
0.99
11:14AM
1.26
3:43PM
0.99
11:36PM
1.23
4:02AM
0.99
12:08PM
1.07
4:43PM
1.03
12:34AM
1.08
4:56AM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23AM
0.01
1:43PM
0.96
6:45PM
0.07
2:00AM
0.96
7:10AM
0.12
2:09PM
0.94
7:35PM
0.25
2:33AM
0.95
8:05AM
0.24
2:33PM
0.92
8:34PM
0.42
3:02AM
0.96
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise6:03-------6:01------5:58-------5:56
Sunset---6:22-------6:24-------6:27----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C810101010999101111111187657765443
Feels °C (?)6876655444321-2-2-3-6-4-3-3-3-3-2-3
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