
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1839 | 609 | 599 | 1192 | 1126 | 968 | 519 | 737 | 866 | 496 | 330 | 247 | 202 | 185 | 65 | 52 | 31 | 30 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:29PM1.51m | 8:47AM1.58m | 9:09PM1.47m | 1:22AM1.03m | 9:25AM1.53m | 1:34PM0.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM-0.13m | 4:36AM-0.09m | 5:00PM-0.15m | 00:15AM1.00m | 5:21AM-0.02m | 12:47PM0.98m | 5:45PM-0.12m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
4:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
2 | 609 | 599 | — | — | — | 519 | — | 866 | 496 | 330 | 247 | 202 | 185 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 52 | 31 | 30 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
1839 | 320 | 263 | 1192 | 1126 | 968 | 64 | 737 | 627 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 817 | 358 | 199 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 120 | 131 | 117 | 122 | 117 |
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