Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 7AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 126 | 166 | 256 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:17AM0.92m | 6:17PM1.04m | 6:51AM0.96m | 6:47PM1.10m | 7:21AM1.01m | 7:16PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.64m | 12:59PM0.65m | 1:50AM0.51m | 2:01PM0.55m | 2:30AM0.37m | 2:38PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | SW 14 | W 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 5 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | ESE 2 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 126 | 166 | 256 | 361 | 380 | 282 | 282 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 125 | 170 | 170 | 171 | 243 | 364 | 237 | 202 | 184 | 202 | 236 | 202 | 228 | 184 | 202 | 197 | 269 | 353 | 483 | 483 | 340 | 349 | 366 |
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