Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 1PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 12 | SW 12 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 49 | 62 | 65 | 53 | 99 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 43 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.13m | 10:12AM1.08m | 7:02PM1.35m | 7:37AM1.20m | 11:12AM1.18m | 7:44PM1.45m | 8:20AM1.26m | 12:02PM1.25m | 8:26PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:16AM0.13m | 8:55AM1.06m | 2:37PM0.21m | 3:07AM-0.09m | 9:31AM1.12m | 3:26PM0.08m | 3:53AM-0.27m | 10:13AM1.16m | 4:11PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 8 | — | WSW 3 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 8 | — | — | W 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 9 | 26 | 49 | 62 | 65 | 53 | 99 | 188 | 148 | 75 | 43 | 31 | 21 | 16 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 201 | 265 | 292 | 259 | 341 | 236 | 236 | 292 | 302 | 346 | 591 | 581 | 368 | 228 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 122 | 183 | 181 | 156 |
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