
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | 80 | 156 | 233 | 159 | 90 | 57 | 84 | 140 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 53 | 56 | 24 | 66 | 90 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.48m | 8:44AM1.35m | 12:18PM1.27m | 8:48PM1.52m | 9:18AM1.39m | 1:00PM1.23m | 9:26PM1.52m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM-0.02m | 4:16AM-0.34m | 10:49AM1.22m | 4:35PM-0.08m | 4:56AM-0.34m | 11:42AM1.19m | 5:15PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | — | — | W 15 | — | — |
3 | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | 90 | 57 | 84 | 140 | — | 30 | 12 | 7 | 53 | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
49 | 80 | 156 | 233 | 159 | — | — | — | 88 | 24 | 16 | 9 | — | — | 56 | 24 | 66 | 90 | 93 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 350 | 266 | 199 | 159 | 24 | 39 | 0 | 38 | 23 | 39 | 117 | 15 | 117 | 117 | 235 | 242 | 273 | 242 | 242 |
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