Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
20.9°C
4.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.3
E
3
0.9
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.5
WSW
7
2.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
30
71
60
25
5
8
6
9
15
17
20
49
154
476
810
611
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
SSE
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:10PM1.34m
8:39AM1.19m
11:38AM1.11m
8:36PM1.41m
9:04AM1.26m
12:18PM1.12m
9:04PM1.48m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.25m
4:03AM-0.02m
10:57AM1.11m
4:14PM0.18m
4:34AM-0.11m
11:36AM1.12m
4:47PM0.12m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
17
16
15
19
19
19
17
18
Feels °C
18
21
18
18
18
18
19
17
16
17
17
16
15
13
15
13
13
12
16
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