Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 BST
Forecast 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
9.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WSW
0.7
W
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)777718171616161515151516141414144121212126
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5433492221421542412142081711158655889749492918171515151522
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
1.24
7:05AM 9:48AM
1.24 1.17
7:52PM
1.20
10:54PM
1.27
7:37AM
1.32
10:42AM
1.16
8:11PM
1.28
11:37PM
1.26
8:13AM
1.38
11:29AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
0.22
2:57PM
-0.09
8:47PM
1.19
3:19AM
0.10
10:19AM
1.16
3:38PM
-0.17
10:01PM
1.21
3:59AM
0.01
11:11AM
1.14
4:17PM
-0.19
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise---6:48-------6:46-------6:43----
Sunset-------7:35-------7:36-------7:37
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C91087891110988991315141311111010131111
Feels °C (?)3522125444466101110988771077
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