Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 37 | 51 | 102 | 297 | 583 | 623 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.13m | 11:00AM1.08m | 8:10PM1.34m | 8:39AM1.19m | 11:38AM1.11m | 8:36PM1.41m | 9:04AM1.26m | 12:18PM1.12m | 9:04PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.10m | 10:19AM1.08m | 3:42PM0.25m | 4:03AM-0.02m | 10:57AM1.11m | 4:14PM0.18m | 4:34AM-0.11m | 11:36AM1.12m | 4:47PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 6 | — | W 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 23 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 37 | 51 | 102 | 297 | 583 | 623 | 553 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 201 | 201 | 267 | 329 | 302 | 329 | 580 | 580 | 580 | 376 | 376 | 273 | 273 | 224 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 424 | 424 | 401 | 376 | 184 |
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