Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
20.6°C
3.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (02 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.5
SW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
SW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
6
2.1
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
6
0.9
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
16
13
31
68
138
184
241
185
191
167
115
93
115
197
177
148
238
341
394
253
136
79
39
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:19PM1.45m
11:47AM1.36m
4:08PM0.97m
00:01AM1.34m
4:23AM0.88m
12:30PM1.26m
4:57PM0.96m
00:50AM1.19m
5:21AM0.91m
1:24PM1.14m
5:45PM0.98m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.03m
2:57PM0.95m
8:01PM0.22m
3:31AM0.87m
8:22AM0.18m
3:36PM0.93m
8:51PM0.31m
4:00AM0.88m
9:15AM0.33m
4:14PM0.95m
9:52PM0.40m
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6:20
6:22
6:24
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7:51
7:47
7:45
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Temp °C
17
17
17
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17
17
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18
17
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18
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20
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15
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
11
12
15
15
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16
15
15
15
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