Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 6AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 272 | 229 | 175 | 171 | 250 | 98 | 98 | 85 | 85 | 184 | 64 | 124 | 245 | 220 | 208 | 200 | 232 | 225 | 222 | 295 | 212 | 108 | 75 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:17PM1.35m | 2:25AM0.99m | 10:31AM1.38m | 2:28PM0.95m | 10:51PM1.27m | 3:11AM0.96m | 11:03AM1.30m | 3:14PM0.92m | 11:25PM1.16m | 3:56AM0.95m | 11:35AM1.19m | 3:58PM0.91m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.97m | 6:26AM0.13m | 2:01PM0.95m | 6:45PM0.11m | 1:55AM0.93m | 7:02AM0.27m | 2:30PM0.91m | 7:22PM0.22m | 2:19AM0.90m | 7:38AM0.41m | 2:51PM0.89m | 8:00PM0.34m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 272 | 229 | 175 | 171 | 223 | 98 | 98 | 85 | 85 | — | 64 | 124 | 245 | 220 | 208 | 200 | 232 | 39 | 222 | 295 | 212 | 108 | 75 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | 29 | — | — | 24 | 24 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 250 | 51 | 42 | 34 | 29 | 184 | 47 | 89 | 100 | 100 | 80 | 55 | 42 | — | 1 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 39 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 114 | 113 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 114 | 113 | 33 | 128 | 179 | 33 | 159 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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