Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 787 | 787 | 659 | 548 | 437 | 685 | 798 | 313 | 538 | 505 | 341 | 229 | 258 | 178 | 164 | 161 | 134 | 166 | 123 | 103 | 79 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.49m | 2:56PM0.97m | 11:03PM1.44m | 3:27AM0.95m | 11:23AM1.41m | 3:51PM0.96m | 11:46PM1.30m | 4:25AM0.98m | 12:06PM1.29m | 4:43PM0.97m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.96m | 6:59PM0.01m | 2:20AM0.93m | 7:21AM0.07m | 2:39PM0.93m | 7:45PM0.09m | 2:47AM0.91m | 8:09AM0.22m | 3:11PM0.91m | 8:37PM0.20m | |||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 12 | 8 | 548 | 437 | — | — | 313 | 538 | 505 | 197 | 229 | 89 | 178 | 46 | 161 | 134 | 166 | 123 | 103 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 331 | 155 | — | 63 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 4 | SW 11 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 787 | 787 | 659 | — | — | 685 | 798 | 95 | — | — | 341 | 17 | 258 | — | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 113 | 113 | 39 | 114 | 120 | 86 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 157 | 39 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 113 | 113 | 39 | 39 | 38 |
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