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) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 3PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | W 7 | ESE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 3:25PM1.27m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1:11PM1.10m | 7:23PM0.15m | ||||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | ESE 3 | W 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 5 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 42 | 33 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 466 | 406 | 406 | 406 | 117 | 120 | 198 | 493 | 493 | 493 | 893 | 1241 | 535 | 478 | 482 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | |
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