Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 98 | 85 | 64 | 240 | 77 | 107 | 248 | 220 | 208 | 200 | 232 | 590 | 175 | 136 | 111 | 108 | 75 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:28PM0.95m | 10:51PM1.27m | 3:11AM0.96m | 11:03AM1.30m | 3:14PM0.92m | 11:25PM1.16m | 3:56AM0.95m | 11:35AM1.19m | 3:58PM0.91m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.95m | 6:45PM0.11m | 1:55AM0.93m | 7:02AM0.27m | 2:30PM0.91m | 7:22PM0.22m | 2:19AM0.90m | 7:38AM0.41m | 2:51PM0.89m | 8:00PM0.34m | |||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 98 | 98 | 85 | 64 | 169 | 42 | 67 | 248 | 220 | 208 | 200 | 232 | 461 | 175 | 46 | 40 | 37 | 33 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 111 | 108 | 75 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 240 | 77 | 107 | 107 | 101 | 72 | 49 | 28 | 590 | 72 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 113 | 113 | 114 | 113 | 117 | 119 | 120 | 114 | 120 | 184 | 179 | 176 | 159 | 159 | 359 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
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