Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 3PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 7 | ESE 3 | E 5 | E 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 37 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 72 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.20m | 10:41AM1.24m | 2:42PM1.29m | 10:45PM1.49m | 2:27AM1.17m | 11:26AM1.19m | 3:25PM1.27m | 11:27PM1.39m | 3:10AM1.12m | 12:13PM1.13m | 4:07PM1.22m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM1.20m | 6:21AM-0.40m | 12:33PM1.12m | 6:40PM0.04m | 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 | |||||||||||
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 | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | — | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 28 | 37 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 36 | 72 | 56 | 31 | 35 | — | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 493 | 493 | 493 | 890 | 1861 | 1241 | 482 | 535 | 535 | 580 | 476 | 595 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 476 | 247 | 236 | 346 | 587 | 271 | 476 | 380 |
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