Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 11PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 15 | 29 | 63 | 152 | 419 | 813 | 1193 | 1123 | 1080 | 903 | 1304 | 1385 | 853 | 564 | 440 | 335 | 185 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.05m | 7:09AM1.11m | 6:36PM1.10m | 7:23AM1.17m | 6:52PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.47m | 1:27PM0.60m | 1:38AM0.34m | 2:06PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 185 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 15 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 29 | 63 | 152 | 419 | 813 | 1193 | 1123 | 1080 | 903 | 1304 | 1385 | 853 | 564 | 440 | 335 | 172 | 572 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 167 | 117 | 201 | 119 | 394 | 424 | 424 | 394 | 424 | 457 | 457 | 235 | 199 | 23 | 184 | 244 | 595 | 466 |
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