Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Issued: 5 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is

14.0°C

Highcliffe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	SW 10	SW 10	W 12	SW 10	SW 10	W 9	W 12	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 11	W 10	—	W 11	W 11
Wave Graph
kJ	134	125	101	65	47	35	27	13	12	10	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	0	3	2
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	N	N	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off
High Tide			7:32AM1.26m			5:31PM1.15m					6:16AM1.26m			5:59PM1.21m					6:27AM1.32m	9:25AM1.21m			6:33PM1.26m	10:02PM1.06m
Low Tide	00:09AM0.13m				12:46PM0.30m				1:04AM0.06m		7:41AM1.24m		1:35PM0.16m				1:50AM0.01m		8:57AM1.21m		2:18PM0.05m			9:21PM1.05m	2:33AM-0.01m


	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09
	—	—	—	—	4:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:31	—	—	—	—	4:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	8	9	9	10	9	9	9	8	8	10	11	9	9	9	9	8	8	11	12	11	11	10	9	9
Feels °C	4	3	2	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	9	10	9	9	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	ESE 4	ESE 3	ESE 3	SW 10	SW 10	W 9	—	W 9	W 9	—	SE 4	SE 4	—	W 11	—
kJ	16	14	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	4	4	2	2	1	4	4	2	—	2	2	—	1	1	—	3	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	W 9	—	—	W 9	W 11	—	—	—	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	—	—	—	2	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	—	—	—	W 12	W 7	W 7	—	—	W 10	—	—	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	3	1	1	—	—	2	—	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 2	N 3	—	—	—
kJ	134	125	101	65	47	35	27	13	11	10	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	1	1	1	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	122	117	122	122	122	117	119	119	125	157	228	202	228	228	236	236	236	228	157	236	266	265	266	266	233	267
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4

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