Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s 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 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 40 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:06PM1.08m | 4:41PM0.92m | 00:33AM0.90m | 5:24AM0.97m | 12:39PM0.97m | 5:20PM0.96m | 1:35AM0.78m | 6:04AM1.00m | 1:40PM0.86m | 5:53PM1.00m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.53m | 3:04PM0.89m | 8:41PM0.45m | 2:40AM0.83m | 8:58AM0.63m | 3:05PM0.89m | 9:31PM0.52m | 2:00AM0.78m | 9:53AM0.71m | 2:14PM0.86m | |||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | N 4 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 43 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 20 | 35 | 68 | 60 | 30 | 33 | 65 | 83 | 109 | 70 | 89 | 37 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 181 | 197 | 197 | 187 | 241 | 355 | 186 | 203 | 117 | 175 | 163 | 122 | 122 | 117 | 117 |
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