Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 10 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.18m | 1:08PM1.10m | 9:26PM1.44m | 9:53AM1.21m | 1:46PM1.10m | 9:55PM1.47m | 10:24AM1.24m | 2:26PM1.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35AM1.05m | 5:13PM0.17m | 5:35AM-0.12m | 12:12PM1.05m | 5:47PM0.16m | 6:08AM-0.14m | 12:53PM1.04m | 6:22PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 9 | WSW 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | — | W 12 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | W 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 342 | 816 | 342 | 292 | 273 | 365 | 366 | 292 | 2305 | 2305 | 361 | 365 | 341 | 206 | 197 | 292 | 273 | 292 | 292 | 271 |
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