Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 124 | 118 | 136 | 238 | 232 | 145 | 117 | 74 | 45 | 38 | 29 | 25 | 56 | 43 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.20m | 5:07PM1.01m | 1:11AM1.20m | 2:03PM1.12m | 5:35PM1.01m | 2:24AM1.06m | 3:48PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.14m | 3:53PM0.99m | 9:09PM0.41m | 9:31AM0.28m | 4:52PM1.01m | 10:10PM0.47m | 10:38AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 31 | 17 | 45 | 38 | — | 2 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 116 | 124 | 118 | 136 | 238 | 232 | 145 | 117 | 74 | 3 | — | 29 | 25 | 56 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 342 | 375 | 342 | 712 | 480 | 33 | 339 | 159 | 115 | 185 | 292 | 561 | 356 | 309 | 313 | 233 | 309 | 319 | 320 | 367 | 353 | 353 |
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