Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 22 | 28 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:11PM1.26m | 9:21PM1.57m | 00:56AM1.21m | 9:57AM1.28m | 1:57PM1.29m | 10:03PM1.55m | 1:42AM1.20m | 10:41AM1.24m | 2:42PM1.29m | 10:45PM1.49m | 2:27AM1.17m | 11:26AM1.19m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM-0.05m | 00:23AM1.20m | 5:38AM-0.42m | 11:55AM1.14m | 5:57PM-0.02m | 1:02AM1.20m | 6:21AM-0.40m | 12:33PM1.12m | 6:40PM0.04m | 1:42AM1.16m | 7:04AM-0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 43 | 22 | 28 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 20 | 19 | 25 | — | 62 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 15 | 7 | — | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 364 | 86 | 416 | 416 | 466 | 406 | 269 | 247 | 148 | 117 | 361 | 15 | 403 | 493 | 482 | 478 | 387 | 476 | 476 | 476 | |||
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