Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 4AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 50 | 51 | 46 | 31 | 19 | 39 | 61 | 98 | 115 | 96 | 62 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 81 | 168 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:04PM1.41m | 11:36AM1.24m | 3:33PM1.13m | 11:42PM1.29m | 3:24AM0.99m | 12:15PM1.17m | 4:12PM1.06m | 00:22AM1.14m | 4:12AM0.94m | 12:58PM1.07m | 4:47PM1.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM-0.09m | 1:59PM1.07m | 7:38PM0.20m | 2:59AM0.99m | 7:57AM0.11m | 2:41PM1.03m | 8:19PM0.34m | 3:28AM0.94m | 8:36AM0.31m | 3:16PM0.99m | 9:03PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 10 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 50 | — | 46 | 31 | 19 | 39 | 61 | 98 | 115 | 96 | 62 | 55 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 81 | 168 | 135 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 356 | 447 | 472 | 467 | 587 | 631 | 638 | 266 | 365 | 366 | 245 | 302 | 594 | 882 | 480 | 33 | 43 | 233 | 159 | 345 | 345 | 587 | 375 | 266 |
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