Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 70 | 64 | 40 | 37 | 26 | 20 | 29 | 64 | 66 | 44 | 28 | 23 | 36 | 95 | 109 | 129 | 320 | 1015 | 745 | 664 | 496 | 742 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:35AM1.50m | 9:46PM1.55m | 10:09AM1.52m | 10:24PM1.52m | 10:45AM1.49m | 2:56PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM-0.18m | 5:36PM-0.04m | 5:55AM-0.14m | 6:17PM-0.03m | 6:36AM-0.05m | 2:07PM0.96m | 6:59PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | W 11 | — | WSW 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 90 | 70 | 64 | 40 | 37 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 180 | 14 | 5 | 664 | 496 | 742 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | 64 | 66 | 44 | 28 | 23 | 36 | 95 | 109 | 129 | 320 | 1015 | 745 | — | — | 651 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 122 | 122 | 165 | 137 | 131 | 117 | 119 | 811 | 448 | 269 | 273 | 199 | 146 | 448 | 176 | 120 | 113 | 43 |
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