Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:31PM1.28m | 9:46PM1.56m | 10:20AM1.32m | 2:13PM1.25m | 10:25PM1.51m | 10:58AM1.30m | 2:54PM1.19m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM-0.06m | 5:59AM-0.38m | 12:29PM1.16m | 6:17PM-0.01m | 6:39AM-0.26m | 1:14PM1.12m | 6:58PM0.08m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | W 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 5 | — | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | E 5 | — | — | N 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | W 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | 46 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 235 | 203 | 273 | 273 | 122 | 339 | 356 | 363 | 480 | 356 | 273 | 292 | 119 | 119 | 125 | 375 | 604 | 595 | 365 |
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