Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 8AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 121 | 112 | 960 | 1446 | 1200 | 1032 | 766 | 698 | 999 | 982 | 688 | 440 | 539 | 325 | 289 | 755 | 1233 | 868 | 1220 | 4932 | 4686 | 951 | 724 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09AM1.11m | 6:36PM1.10m | 7:23AM1.17m | 6:52PM1.18m | 7:29AM1.25m | 7:14PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.47m | 1:27PM0.60m | 1:38AM0.34m | 2:06PM0.47m | 2:16AM0.20m | 2:42PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -1 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 14 | ESE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 539 | — | 153 | 335 | 389 | 681 | 1220 | 4932 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 249 | 308 | 52 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 315 | 603 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SE 8 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 52 | 121 | 112 | 960 | 1446 | 1200 | 1032 | 766 | 698 | 999 | 982 | 688 | 440 | 338 | 325 | 289 | 755 | 1233 | 868 | 33 | 451 | 4686 | 951 | 724 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 146 | 319 | 157 | 424 | 397 | 424 | 474 | 39 | 235 | 235 | 23 | 214 | 120 | 252 | 466 | 494 | 158 | 0 | 403 | 353 | 742 | 824 | 668 |
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