Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 8AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 5 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 49 | 53 | 31 | 93 | 217 | 200 | 152 | 200 | 285 | 634 | 458 | 304 | 225 | 184 | 123 | 120 | 74 | 516 | 893 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:39PM1.04m | 3:16AM1.00m | 10:44AM1.18m | 3:06PM0.94m | 11:16PM0.95m | 3:57AM1.01m | 11:17AM1.09m | 3:43PM0.95m | 00:06AM0.86m | 4:36AM1.04m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.22m | 1:05AM0.88m | 6:51AM0.48m | 1:51PM0.92m | 7:16PM0.30m | 1:21AM0.86m | 7:31AM0.57m | 2:10PM0.91m | 7:58PM0.36m | 1:24AM0.84m | ||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | — | — | 4:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ESE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 49 | 47 | 31 | 19 | — | 19 | 18 | 17 | 104 | 634 | 458 | 304 | 225 | 184 | 123 | 120 | 12 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | WSW 12 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SW 15 | SE 4 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 53 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 4 | S 5 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 93 | 217 | 200 | 152 | 200 | 285 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 74 | 516 | 893 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 241 | 350 | 177 | 165 | 199 | 353 | 199 | 128 | 86 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 232 | 322 | 155 | 494 | 643 |
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