
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 3AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 46 | 936 | 787 | 671 | 553 | 496 | 584 | 698 | 361 | 538 | 538 | 462 | 389 | 220 | 258 | 200 | 137 | 134 | 128 | 120 | 118 | 99 | 79 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:24PM1.52m | 10:45AM1.49m | 2:56PM0.97m | 11:03PM1.44m | 3:27AM0.95m | 11:23AM1.41m | 3:51PM0.96m | 11:46PM1.30m | 4:25AM0.98m | 12:06PM1.29m | 4:43PM0.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM-0.05m | 2:07PM0.96m | 6:59PM0.01m | 2:20AM0.93m | 7:21AM0.07m | 2:39PM0.93m | 7:45PM0.09m | 2:47AM0.91m | 8:09AM0.22m | 3:11PM0.91m | 8:37PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
— | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 8 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 |
2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 553 | 496 | — | — | 361 | 538 | 538 | 462 | 158 | 220 | 88 | 200 | 137 | 134 | 128 | 120 | 118 | 99 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 30 | — | 12 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 331 | 149 | — | 47 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SE 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
61 | 46 | 936 | 787 | 671 | — | 4 | 584 | 698 | 120 | 80 | — | — | 389 | 17 | 258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 269 | 686 | 119 | 188 | 247 | 114 | 113 | 39 | 43 | 86 | 86 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 176 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 113 | 39 |
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