Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 2PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 52 | 90 | 69 | 80 | 134 | 155 | 62 | 46 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 24 | 92 | 81 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 70 | 61 | 98 | 156 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:24AM0.99m | 12:15PM1.17m | 4:12PM1.06m | 00:22AM1.14m | 4:12AM0.94m | 12:58PM1.07m | 4:47PM1.02m | 1:07AM0.99m | 4:58AM0.91m | 2:07PM0.97m | 5:19PM0.99m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.99m | 7:57AM0.11m | 2:41PM1.03m | 8:19PM0.34m | 3:28AM0.94m | 8:36AM0.31m | 3:16PM0.99m | 9:03PM0.48m | 3:46AM0.90m | 9:18AM0.49m | 3:12PM0.96m | 9:58PM0.60m | |||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | W 8 | — | WSW 6 | W 8 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 9 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 41 | 52 | 90 | 69 | 80 | 134 | 155 | 62 | 46 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 24 | 92 | 81 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 70 | 61 | 98 | 156 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 342 | 193 | 302 | 594 | 594 | 342 | 342 | 43 | 185 | 185 | 119 | 119 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 235 | 185 | 233 | 233 | 233 | 159 | 33 |
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