
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 10PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 48 | 50 | 40 | 60 | 129 | 98 | 57 | 39 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.35m | 7:37AM1.20m | 11:12AM1.18m | 7:44PM1.45m | 8:20AM1.26m | 12:02PM1.25m | 8:26PM1.52m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.21m | 3:07AM-0.09m | 9:31AM1.12m | 3:26PM0.08m | 3:53AM-0.27m | 10:13AM1.16m | 4:11PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 |
— | 2 | — | — | 9 | 34 | 37 | 48 | 50 | 40 | 60 | 129 | 98 | 57 | 39 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 480 | 236 | 236 | 292 | 302 | 346 | 591 | 581 | 292 | 228 | 184 | 120 | 181 | 156 | 122 | 122 | 155 | 0 |
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