Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 6PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 52 | 109 | 126 | 115 | 80 | 74 | 57 | 44 | 50 | 69 | 57 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
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 | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:18AM1.39m | 1:00PM1.23m | 9:26PM1.52m | 9:53AM1.41m | 1:41PM1.17m | 10:03PM1.48m | 10:27AM1.39m | 2:20PM1.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM1.19m | 5:15PM-0.09m | 5:35AM-0.27m | 12:33PM1.14m | 5:54PM-0.05m | 6:13AM-0.14m | 1:21PM1.08m | 6:32PM0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 18 | — | 8 | — | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 52 | 109 | 126 | 115 | 80 | 74 | 57 | 44 | 50 | 69 | 57 | 38 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 266 | 266 | 342 | 242 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 233 | 203 | 188 | 188 | 158 | 120 | 115 | 114 | 117 | 117 | 176 | 235 | 122 | 119 |
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