
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 30 | 58 | 51 | 51 | 41 | 46 | 30 | 57 | 48 | 103 | 194 | 266 | 185 | 132 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:40PM1.40m | 2:26AM1.00m | 11:01AM1.34m | 2:59PM1.02m | 11:15PM1.29m | 3:18AM0.96m | 11:35AM1.25m | 3:40PM0.96m | 11:51PM1.16m | 4:08AM0.92m | 12:09PM1.14m | 4:23PM0.93m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM1.00m | 6:50AM0.02m | 2:06PM1.01m | 7:10PM0.15m | 2:30AM0.95m | 7:27AM0.20m | 2:44PM0.95m | 7:48PM0.28m | 2:55AM0.90m | 8:04AM0.37m | 3:12PM0.92m | 8:26PM0.42m | ||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 8 | — | W 8 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 |
8 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 58 | 51 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 30 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | SW 11 | W 8 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
11 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 48 | 103 | 194 | 266 | 185 | 132 | 87 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 119 | 119 | 342 | 366 | 342 | 824 | 185 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 33 | 24 | 39 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 474 | 523 | 523 | 342 | 233 |
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