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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 28 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
15.2° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | S 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 4 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | |
57 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 37 | 72 | 17 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.12m | 10:21AM0.97m | 7:17PM1.29m | 7:30AM1.16m | 11:25AM0.99m | 7:48PM1.34m | 11:21PM1.07m | 8:06AM1.20m | 12:12PM1.01m | 8:21PM1.37m | 11:59PM1.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.23m | 9:45AM0.97m | 2:52PM0.19m | 3:20AM0.14m | 10:12AM0.97m | 3:33PM0.18m | 11:00PM1.07m | 3:58AM0.08m | 10:49AM0.97m | 4:11PM0.17m | 11:41PM1.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | 9:07 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 2 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | S 15 | SW 14 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | — | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | — | 17 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 57 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 156 | 157 | 267 | 273 | 267 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 247 | 235 | 175 | 159 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 199 | 0 | 158 | 10 |
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