Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 11PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | 31 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:44PM1.26m | 8:15AM1.13m | 11:00AM1.08m | 8:10PM1.34m | 8:39AM1.19m | 11:38AM1.11m | 8:36PM1.41m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.34m | 3:33AM0.10m | 10:19AM1.08m | 3:42PM0.25m | 4:03AM-0.02m | 10:57AM1.11m | 4:14PM0.18m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — |
3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 8 | — |
— | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 7 | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ESE 2 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 8 |
52 | 31 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 82 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 238 | 202 | 184 | 184 | 228 | 247 | 267 | 350 | 236 | 329 | 580 | 424 | 580 | 319 | 267 | 273 | 266 | 86 |
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