Highcliffe surf break

Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 BST
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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 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (27 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
30
45
64
53
5
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
8
7
15
14
14
19
30
40
38
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
S
15
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
E
10
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:52PM1.24m
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
Low Tide
2:06PM0.22m
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
clear
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:05
9:06
9:07
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
20
18
18
17
19
20
21
22
21
18
14
14
15
16
18
18
16
15
14
14
16
18
20
21
17
15
17
17
19
19
20
21
20
17
12
12
13
14
17
17
14
12
11
12
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
2
22
10
9
6
3
1
1
1
1
8
2
6
14
14
19
30
40
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
7
15
2
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
21
30
45
64
53
2
1
3
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
122
122
122
139
152
117
184
156
156
157
267
342
254
340
175
273
273
341
235
175
159
122
117
117
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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