Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 2PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 50 | 72 | 52 | 39 | 40 | 75 | 60 | 83 | 964 | 1048 | 787 | 553 | 496 | 487 | 639 | 355 | 517 | 477 | 400 | 334 | 328 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:09AM1.52m | 10:24PM1.52m | 10:45AM1.49m | 2:56PM0.97m | 11:03PM1.44m | 3:27AM0.95m | 11:23AM1.41m | 3:51PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM-0.14m | 6:17PM-0.03m | 6:36AM-0.05m | 2:07PM0.96m | 6:59PM0.01m | 2:20AM0.93m | 7:21AM0.07m | 2:39PM0.93m | 7:45PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 236 | 12 | 7 | 553 | 496 | 487 | — | 355 | 517 | 477 | 171 | 187 | 153 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | — | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | 88 | 352 | — | — | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SE 4 | — | SW 11 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 36 | 50 | 72 | 52 | 39 | 40 | 75 | 60 | 83 | 964 | 1048 | 787 | — | 5 | — | 639 | 86 | — | — | 400 | 334 | 328 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 117 | 117 | 791 | 812 | 269 | 498 | 273 | 226 | 98 | 113 | 114 | 114 | 39 | 43 | 86 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 23 |
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