Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.4° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 1AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (25 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
9
5
SW
10
5
SW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
6
0.9
SW
11
1.2
WSW
12
2.1
SW
6
3
SW
7
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2799
5100
6206
4217
2995
1907
1462
1193
870
570
396
275
169
355
296
764
1052
979
1103
Wind (km/h)
60
SW
60
WSW
50
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
35
SSW
45
S
50
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:42PM1.36m
8:08AM1.45m
8:15PM1.44m
8:38AM1.53m
8:51PM1.50m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.17m
3:32AM-0.03m
3:57PM0.04m
4:12AM-0.09m
4:36PM-0.07m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:45
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7:47
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5:57
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4:54
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5:52
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 mm
7
6
2
1
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Temp °C
14
16
15
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
13
12
15
16
16
17
Feels °C
3
5
7
1
1
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7
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