Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WSW 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 94 | 160 | 232 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 50 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:47PM1.10m | 7:21AM1.01m | 7:16PM1.18m | 7:49AM1.07m | 10:22AM1.04m | 7:44PM1.26m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.55m | 2:30AM0.37m | 2:38PM0.44m | 3:02AM0.23m | 9:48AM1.04m | 3:11PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 94 | 160 | 232 | 273 | 324 | 291 | 282 | 312 | 226 | 144 | 60 | 50 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 184 | 184 | 202 | 255 | 320 | 475 | 370 | 580 | 580 | 237 | 198 | 247 | 236 | 236 | 148 | 376 | 117 | 236 |
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