Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 10AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2136 | 2631 | 5720 | 11025 | 7453 | 1658 | 796 | 428 | 371 | 285 | 233 | 540 | 1858 | 4216 | 5642 | 6078 | 2556 | 2283 | 890 | 769 | 613 | 316 | 787 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.25m | 7:14PM1.26m | 7:44AM1.35m | 7:42PM1.36m | 8:08AM1.45m | 8:15PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.20m | 2:42PM0.32m | 2:54AM0.07m | 3:19PM0.17m | 3:32AM-0.03m | 3:57PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 7 | 4 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SW 16 | SE 7 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 2631 | 5720 | 24 | — | 676 | 796 | 428 | 220 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | 4035 | — | — | — | — | — | 308 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 429 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | W 5 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2136 | — | 152 | 11025 | 7453 | 1658 | 563 | 333 | 371 | 285 | 233 | 540 | 1858 | 4216 | 5642 | 6078 | 2556 | 2283 | 890 | 769 | 613 | 316 | 787 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 186 | 115 | 353 | 394 | 824 | 457 | 457 | 561 | 267 | 367 | 817 | 817 | 817 | 816 | 805 | 791 | 791 | 358 | 358 | 342 | 199 | 184 |
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