Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
21.0° C
5.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 3PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
8
0.5
SW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
7
0.4
ESE
3
0.9
E
5
1.1
E
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
2
4
28
37
25
8
3
1
1
1
1
4
36
72
1
1
1
1
1
2
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
NE
20
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
ENE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
ESE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
High Tide
1:42AM1.20m
10:41AM1.24m
2:42PM1.29m
10:45PM1.49m
2:27AM1.17m
11:26AM1.19m
3:25PM1.27m
11:27PM1.39m
3:10AM1.12m
12:13PM1.13m
4:07PM1.22m
Low Tide
1:02AM1.20m
6:21AM-0.40m
12:33PM1.12m
6:40PM0.04m
1:42AM1.16m
7:04AM-0.30m
1:11PM1.10m
7:23PM0.15m
2:22AM1.11m
7:47AM-0.15m
1:48PM1.07m
8:08PM0.27m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:10
9:09
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
23
24
23
23
24
23
17
15
21
22
21
20
19
15
13
11
15
21
22
18
17
Feels °C
18
17
22
20
18
18
22
21
14
11
18
19
17
17
17
10
8
7
10
18
19
14
15
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