Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.7° C
4.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
49
27
11
11
26
86
119
119
87
93
115
160
226
159
91
43
28
17
14
10
10
23
14
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:22AM1.14m
4:12AM0.94m
12:58PM1.07m
4:47PM1.02m
1:07AM0.99m
4:58AM0.91m
2:07PM0.97m
5:19PM0.99m
5:40AM0.90m
5:47PM1.00m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.94m
8:36AM0.31m
3:16PM0.99m
9:03PM0.48m
3:46AM0.90m
9:18AM0.49m
3:12PM0.96m
9:58PM0.60m
10:20AM0.64m
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5:58
6:01
6:01
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8:20
8:17
8:15
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
20
21
21
16
15
15
15
18
19
20
20
14
13
13
12
16
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
17
17
17
17
13
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
10
10
10
8
12
17
14
15
15
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