Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 6AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:40AM0.90m | 5:47PM1.00m | 6:17AM0.92m | 6:17PM1.04m | 6:51AM0.96m | 6:47PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.64m | 00:24AM0.64m | 12:59PM0.65m | 1:50AM0.51m | 2:01PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 9 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 9 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 146 | 159 | 175 | 342 | 476 | 273 | 205 | 122 | 170 | 156 | 170 | 247 | 292 | 122 | 265 | 202 | 184 | 202 | 239 | 269 | 247 | 236 | 184 |
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