Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 11AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 138 | 100 | 83 | 62 | 52 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 35 | 43 | 47 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:49AM1.07m | 10:22AM1.04m | 7:44PM1.26m | 8:15AM1.13m | 11:00AM1.08m | 8:10PM1.34m | 8:39AM1.19m | 11:38AM1.11m | 8:36PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.23m | 9:48AM1.04m | 3:11PM0.34m | 3:33AM0.10m | 10:19AM1.08m | 3:42PM0.25m | 4:03AM-0.02m | 10:57AM1.11m | 4:14PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | E 4 | S 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | E 4 | W 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | 194 | 138 | 100 | 83 | 62 | 52 | 31 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 35 | 43 | 47 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 238 | 236 | 202 | 201 | 202 | 181 | 184 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 236 | 202 | 329 | 292 | 424 | 424 | 424 | 350 | 267 | 155 | 159 | 186 |
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