Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 11PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 15 | 26 | 141 | 341 | 479 | 1653 | 5864 | 4420 | 1974 | 887 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:40PM0.86m | 5:53PM1.00m | 6:40AM1.05m | 6:19PM1.05m | 7:09AM1.11m | 6:36PM1.10m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.86m | 10:49PM0.55m | 11:54AM0.72m | 00:47AM0.47m | 1:27PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SW 13 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 40 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 16 | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | E 5 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 51 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | ENE 5 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 21 | 15 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 141 | 341 | 479 | 1653 | 5864 | 4420 | 1974 | 887 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 117 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 146 | 15 | 185 | 167 | 119 | 304 | 353 | 337 | 288 | 244 | 424 | 430 | 401 | 235 |
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