Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 1PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
7
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
5
1.5
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
26
28
20
35
10
17
12
26
18
4
6
4
4
7
12
11
40
75
99
536
118
138
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
0
WSW
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:57AM1.01m
6:20AM0.95m
2:54PM1.03m
6:31PM1.02m
7:23AM1.02m
6:49PM1.08m
8:37AM1.09m
6:19PM1.19m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.90m
10:25AM0.46m
4:49PM1.00m
11:19PM0.42m
12:01PM0.49m
00:54AM0.29m
1:25PM0.38m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:39
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
19
20
21
20
18
17
19
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
13
12
13
15
14
14
15
16
14
14
14
15
16
18
20
19
16
16
17
15
13
13
13
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