Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 73 | 31 | 48 | 69 | 94 | 102 | 85 | 103 | 129 | 335 | 288 | 154 | 117 | 75 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 23 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.25m | 4:28PM1.02m | 00:20AM1.32m | 1:01PM1.20m | 5:07PM1.01m | 1:11AM1.20m | 2:03PM1.12m | 5:35PM1.01m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.02m | 3:04PM0.99m | 8:20PM0.33m | 8:40AM0.14m | 3:53PM0.99m | 9:09PM0.41m | 9:31AM0.28m | 4:52PM1.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 73 | 31 | 48 | 69 | 94 | 102 | 85 | 103 | 129 | 335 | 288 | 154 | 117 | 75 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 350 | 353 | 353 | 235 | 266 | 430 | 342 | 342 | 375 | 342 | 302 | 339 | 266 | 39 | 233 | 233 | 340 | 441 | 320 | 309 |
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