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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 23 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 8PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
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 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | |
88 | 86 | 65 | 86 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.24m | 2:42AM1.02m | 5:41AM1.09m | 6:41PM1.23m | 6:08AM1.07m | 7:23PM1.21m | 5:58AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM0.10m | 10:05PM0.50m | 3:03AM1.02m | 10:40AM0.21m | 11:27PM0.54m | 12:00PM0.26m | 00:53AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:02 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 88 | 86 | 65 | 86 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 117 | 117 | 122 |
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