Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 7AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | W 10 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 2 | 23 | 54 | 49 | 29 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 34 | 71 | 221 | 526 | 586 | 988 | 963 | 1017 | 1161 | 1114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35AM0.78m | 6:04AM1.00m | 1:40PM0.86m | 5:53PM1.00m | 6:40AM1.05m | 6:19PM1.05m | 7:09AM1.11m | 6:36PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.78m | 9:53AM0.71m | 2:14PM0.86m | 10:49PM0.55m | 11:54AM0.72m | 00:47AM0.47m | 1:27PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | W 10 | N 4 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 13 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | WSW 13 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | — | 16 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 5 | WSW 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 51 | 2 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 2 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 44 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 34 | 23 | 54 | 49 | 29 | 17 | 8 | — | 2 | 10 | 33 | 50 | 29 | 34 | 71 | 221 | 526 | 586 | 988 | 963 | 1017 | 1161 | 1114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 117 | 157 | 162 | 131 | 122 | 117 | 117 | 13 | 10 | 146 | 7 | 17 | 177 | 146 | 117 | 181 | 267 | 424 | 424 | 419 | 424 | 622 | 457 |
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