Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
18.5°C
2.8° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.7
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
94
88
86
138
115
79
77
65
47
45
44
36
35
23
22
21
21
13
9
9
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:25AM0.98m
12:06PM1.29m
4:43PM0.97m
00:35AM1.13m
5:21AM1.02m
12:58PM1.15m
5:33PM1.00m
1:45AM0.95m
6:17AM1.08m
2:19PM1.01m
6:20PM1.05m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.91m
8:09AM0.22m
3:11PM0.91m
8:37PM0.20m
3:13AM0.90m
9:04AM0.38m
3:42PM0.93m
9:39PM0.29m
3:28AM0.90m
10:12AM0.49m
4:03PM0.98m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
18
17
18
17
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
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15
15
15
16
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16
16
17
15
15
14
14
18
15
16
15
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