
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 11PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | 38 | 55 | 43 | 36 | 58 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 47 | 47 | 82 | 62 | 133 | 208 | 185 | 145 | 98 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.02m | 11:15PM1.29m | 3:18AM0.96m | 11:35AM1.25m | 3:40PM0.96m | 11:51PM1.16m | 4:08AM0.92m | 12:09PM1.14m | 4:23PM0.93m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM1.01m | 7:10PM0.15m | 2:30AM0.95m | 7:27AM0.20m | 2:44PM0.95m | 7:48PM0.28m | 2:55AM0.90m | 8:04AM0.37m | 3:12PM0.92m | 8:26PM0.42m | |||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 8 | W 10 | SW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
9 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 36 | 58 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 47 | 47 | 82 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 18 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | W 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 |
45 | 38 | 55 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 62 | 133 | 208 | 185 | 145 | 98 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 342 | 1337 | 159 | 155 | 159 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 15 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 478 | 523 | 342 | 342 | 342 |
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