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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | |
59 | 49 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 64 | 44 | 42 | 77 | 32 | 37 | 83 | 93 | 67 | 51 | 53 | 92 | 260 | 216 | 228 | 380 | 403 | 313 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.47m | 12:36PM1.05m | 9:11PM1.58m | 9:35AM1.45m | 1:41PM1.11m | 9:51PM1.56m | 1:44AM1.08m | 10:19AM1.37m | 2:36PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM-0.17m | 12:09PM1.05m | 4:58PM-0.11m | 5:23AM-0.24m | 12:26PM1.07m | 5:44PM-0.07m | 1:07AM1.08m | 6:09AM-0.26m | 12:53PM1.07m | 6:30PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 15 | W 14 |
 kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 27 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 32 | 15 | 45 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 19 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 43 | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 59 | 49 | 30 | — | 28 | 32 | 64 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 83 | 93 | 67 | 51 | 53 | 92 | 260 | 216 | 228 | 380 | 403 | 313 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 159 | 159 | 320 | 320 | 353 | 353 | 15 | 302 | 266 | 186 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 114 | 117 | 222 | 609 | 617 | 595 | 624 | 320 | 353 | 176 |
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