
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 5AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | E 5 | E 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 59 | 116 | 115 | 124 | 96 | 86 | 66 | 64 | 39 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 82 | 78 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:05AM1.45m | 9:12PM1.53m | 9:35AM1.50m | 9:46PM1.55m | 10:09AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM-0.16m | 4:58PM-0.00m | 5:16AM-0.18m | 5:36PM-0.04m | 5:55AM-0.14m | 6:17PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 |
11 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 96 | 86 | 66 | 64 | 39 | 27 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | SE 4 | — | ESE 4 | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 11 |
13 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
— | 2 | 11 | 28 | 59 | 116 | 115 | 124 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 40 | 82 | 78 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 35 | 99 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 120 | 113 | 117 | 448 | 365 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 122 | 146 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 131 | 791 | 640 | 424 | 686 |
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