Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.8° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 1PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (18 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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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
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
1
WSW
4
1.4
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
2
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
45
37
39
109
186
247
233
254
279
266
315
279
279
266
200
108
58
38
18
19
20
18
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:56AM0.91m
12:43PM1.01m
5:05PM0.94m
1:05AM0.87m
5:41AM0.92m
1:35PM0.89m
5:44PM0.97m
6:24AM0.95m
6:18PM1.02m
Low Tide
3:10AM0.87m
8:43AM0.53m
3:22PM0.90m
9:11PM0.55m
2:59AM0.84m
9:29AM0.66m
2:39PM0.88m
10:22PM0.64m
11:18AM0.73m
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6:45
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7:15
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Temp °C
13
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15
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18
18
18
18
17
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19
19
18
Feels °C
10
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11
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11
13
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