Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 10AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | E 4 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 38 | 19 | 55 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 65 | 26 | 50 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.26m | 12:02PM1.25m | 8:26PM1.52m | 9:01AM1.30m | 12:47PM1.28m | 9:06PM1.56m | 9:41AM1.32m | 1:31PM1.28m | 9:46PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM-0.27m | 10:13AM1.16m | 4:11PM-0.02m | 4:36AM-0.39m | 10:57AM1.18m | 4:54PM-0.06m | 5:18AM-0.42m | 11:43AM1.18m | 5:36PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | E 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 5 | 36 | 38 | 19 | 55 | 17 | 22 | 17 | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 18 | 9 | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 75 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 65 | 26 | 50 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 13 | 156 | 122 | 122 | 182 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 117 | 117 | 245 | 342 | 342 | 117 | 0 | 159 | 175 | 186 | 342 | 342 | 203 | 186 |
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Highcliffe surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest