
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | W 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 6 | 21 | 69 | 163 | 293 | 339 | 220 | 132 | 514 | 505 | 393 | 80 | 202 | 209 | 164 | 126 | 551 | 275 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:05PM1.43m | 00:46AM1.06m | 9:25AM1.46m | 1:06PM1.08m | 9:41PM1.41m | 1:37AM1.02m | 9:58AM1.44m | 1:45PM1.01m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM-0.09m | 00:16AM1.06m | 5:12AM-0.10m | 12:37PM1.08m | 5:32PM-0.06m | 00:51AM1.01m | 5:49AM0.00m | 1:24PM1.01m | 6:09PM0.01m | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 77 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 202 | — | 44 | 76 | 352 | 275 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | — |
4 | 5 | 21 | 69 | 163 | 293 | 339 | 220 | 132 | 514 | 505 | 393 | 80 | 124 | 209 | 164 | 126 | 551 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 117 | 119 | 119 | 188 | 158 | 188 | 199 | 220 | 119 | 117 | 114 | 120 | 247 | 86 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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