Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
6
1.2
WSW
6
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
10
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
100
60
46
46
27
20
17
26
20
11
12
9
18
5
9
7
6
7
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:24PM1.14m
5:45PM0.98m
1:57AM1.01m
6:20AM0.95m
2:54PM1.03m
6:31PM1.02m
7:23AM1.02m
6:49PM1.08m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.95m
9:52PM0.40m
4:27AM0.90m
10:25AM0.46m
4:49PM1.00m
11:19PM0.42m
12:01PM0.49m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:42
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
15
15
14
14
15
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
20
20
21
Feels °C
15
13
12
12
11
12
12
15
13
15
15
16
14
14
15
16
17
19
20
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