Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 1PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 45 | 37 | 39 | 109 | 186 | 247 | 233 | 254 | 279 | 266 | 315 | 279 | 279 | 266 | 200 | 108 | 58 | 38 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56AM0.91m | 12:43PM1.01m | 5:05PM0.94m | 1:05AM0.87m | 5:41AM0.92m | 1:35PM0.89m | 5:44PM0.97m | 6:24AM0.95m | 6:18PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.87m | 8:43AM0.53m | 3:22PM0.90m | 9:11PM0.55m | 2:59AM0.84m | 9:29AM0.66m | 2:39PM0.88m | 10:22PM0.64m | 11:18AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 35 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 58 | 36 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 62 | 45 | 37 | 39 | 109 | 186 | 247 | 233 | 254 | 279 | 266 | 315 | 279 | 279 | 266 | 200 | 108 | — | — | — | 19 | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 191 | 342 | 345 | 345 | 345 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 247 | 266 | 376 | 345 | 242 | 86 | 43 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 180 | 113 | 113 |
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