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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
13.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | |
13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 44 | 80 | 62 | 51 | 49 | 40 | 34 | 26 | 56 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 126 | 97 | 79 | 72 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.44m | 8:32PM1.57m | 8:53AM1.47m | 12:36PM1.05m | 9:11PM1.58m | 9:35AM1.45m | 1:41PM1.11m | 9:51PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM-0.04m | 4:13PM-0.09m | 4:39AM-0.17m | 12:09PM1.05m | 4:58PM-0.11m | 5:23AM-0.24m | 12:26PM1.07m | 5:44PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | W 9 | W 16 | — | W 14 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 7 | 49 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 56 | 44 | 42 | 32 | 16 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 26 | 44 | 80 | 62 | 51 | 2 | — | 34 | 26 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 126 | 97 | 79 | 72 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 231 | 266 | 266 | 309 | 304 | 304 | 309 | 322 | 159 | 159 | 115 | 320 | 353 | 180 | 180 | 266 | 242 | 193 | 188 | 247 | 226 | 188 | 226 |
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