Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 2PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 176 | 145 | 248 | 220 | 208 | 200 | 632 | 225 | 178 | 172 | 111 | 108 | 75 | 74 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:11AM0.96m | 11:03AM1.30m | 3:14PM0.92m | 11:25PM1.16m | 3:56AM0.95m | 11:35AM1.19m | 3:58PM0.91m | 11:58PM1.03m | 4:41AM0.95m | 12:06PM1.08m | 4:41PM0.92m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.93m | 7:02AM0.27m | 2:30PM0.91m | 7:22PM0.22m | 2:19AM0.90m | 7:38AM0.41m | 2:51PM0.89m | 8:00PM0.34m | 2:36AM0.86m | 8:16AM0.53m | 3:04PM0.89m | 8:41PM0.45m | |||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 137 | 176 | 67 | 248 | 220 | 208 | 200 | 632 | 225 | 33 | 172 | 55 | 108 | 75 | 74 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 105 | — | — | 208 | — | — | — | 178 | 25 | 111 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 14 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 74 | 107 | 145 | 129 | 104 | 69 | 42 | 418 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 114 | 117 | 120 | 176 | 179 | 159 | 159 | 186 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 |
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