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Highcliffe surfForecast / South Coast / UK
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Highcliffe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Highcliffe sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Highcliffe today?
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | W 10 | SSW 3 | W 6 | |
22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 74 | 119 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:58AM1.06m | 7:04PM1.20m | 6:21AM1.08m | 6:52PM1.24m | 6:54AM1.12m | 10:21AM0.97m | 7:17PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.46m | 1:11PM0.24m | 1:53AM0.35m | 2:06PM0.22m | 2:40AM0.23m | 9:45AM0.97m | 2:52PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 3 | — |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | — | — |
22 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 74 | 119 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 117 | 122 | 122 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 122 | 122 | 155 | 131 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 156 | 254 | 184 | 254 | 236 |
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