Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 3AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 5 | W 7 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 3 | W 7 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:45PM1.49m | 2:27AM1.17m | 11:26AM1.19m | 3:25PM1.27m | 11:27PM1.39m | 3:10AM1.12m | 12:13PM1.13m | 4:07PM1.22m | 00:11AM1.25m | 3:51AM1.05m | 1:07PM1.07m | 4:46PM1.17m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM1.16m | 7:04AM-0.30m | 1:11PM1.10m | 7:23PM0.15m | 2:22AM1.11m | 7:47AM-0.15m | 1:48PM1.07m | 8:08PM0.27m | 3:02AM1.05m | 8:29AM0.04m | 2:19PM1.05m | 8:54PM0.40m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | E 3 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 5 | W 5 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | W 12 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 482 | 585 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 202 | 228 | 236 | 349 | 292 | 271 | 271 | 380 | 290 | 290 | 309 | 309 | 476 | 580 | 593 | 419 |
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