Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 34 | 38 | 52 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on |
High Tide | 00:33AM0.90m | 5:24AM0.97m | 12:39PM0.97m | 5:20PM0.96m | 1:35AM0.78m | 6:04AM1.00m | 1:40PM0.86m | 5:53PM1.00m | 6:40AM1.05m | 6:19PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.83m | 8:58AM0.63m | 3:05PM0.89m | 9:31PM0.52m | 2:00AM0.78m | 9:53AM0.71m | 2:14PM0.86m | 10:49PM0.55m | 11:54AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 19 | 17 | 35 | 33 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 3 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 51 | 2 | 44 | 34 | — | 19 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 12 | S 4 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | E 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 46 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 64 | 54 | 63 | 74 | 96 | 128 | 94 | 84 | 70 | 25 | 15 | 31 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 17 | — | — | — | 24 | 27 | 38 | 52 | 68 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 181 | 197 | 187 | 187 | 359 | 339 | 186 | 265 | 120 | 148 | 162 | 131 | 122 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 113 | 159 | 175 | 235 | 247 | 222 | 318 |
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