
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 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) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | 73 | 65 | 45 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 129 | 240 | 331 | 279 | 113 | 115 | 389 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:28PM1.42m | 8:52AM1.44m | 12:28PM1.16m | 9:05PM1.43m | 00:46AM1.06m | 9:25AM1.46m | 1:06PM1.08m | 9:41PM1.41m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM-0.07m | 4:33AM-0.18m | 11:45AM1.15m | 4:55PM-0.09m | 00:16AM1.06m | 5:12AM-0.10m | 12:37PM1.08m | 5:32PM-0.06m | |||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 97 | 89 | 67 | 16 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | — | — | — | 7 | — | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 96 | 21 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | 14 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 |
89 | 73 | 65 | 45 | 33 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 59 | 129 | 240 | 331 | 279 | 113 | 115 | 389 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 342 | 342 | 342 | 159 | 199 | 242 | 159 | 146 | 113 | 114 | 247 | 115 | 117 | 119 | 214 | 158 | 158 | 235 | 120 |
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