Highcliffe Surf Break

Lat Long: 50.73° N 1.70° W

Highcliffe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
18.8°C
2.6° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
SW
13
0.1
W
20
0.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
28
20
15
15
13
8
8
6
8
6
4
3
3
3
3
7
8
14
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
0
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:18PM1.02m
7:02AM1.00m
6:44PM1.08m
7:31AM1.06m
7:05PM1.16m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.56m
1:37PM0.63m
2:00AM0.42m
2:11PM0.51m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:07
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
19
18
19
20
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
18
15
17
20
19
18
18
19
20
19
20
20
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