Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.7° C
5.3° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 11PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (31 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0.5
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
W
4
0.1
SW
10
0.5
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
17
10
5
6
6
3
4
6
15
11
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
1:46PM1.10m
9:55PM1.47m
10:24AM1.24m
2:26PM1.09m
10:27PM1.48m
10:57AM1.27m
3:07PM1.07m
Low Tide
5:47PM0.16m
6:08AM-0.14m
12:53PM1.04m
6:22PM0.18m
6:43AM-0.13m
1:35PM1.02m
6:59PM0.21m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:51
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
15
15
15
15
18
19
21
21
18
17
15
14
20
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
19
16
10
11
12
13
16
15
16
16
13
13
11
10
17
19
20
21
19
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