
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 3PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 7 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
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-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:23PM1.14m | 5:56AM1.05m | 6:16PM1.24m | 6:51AM1.13m | 10:12AM1.08m | 7:02PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.44m | 1:11AM0.34m | 1:38PM0.34m | 2:16AM0.13m | 8:55AM1.06m | 2:37PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | W 6 | — | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | — | — | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | WSW 7 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 6 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 349 | 583 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 266 | 340 | 573 | 597 | 607 | 340 | 292 | 292 | 236 | 267 | 267 | 375 | 366 | 340 |
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