Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | W 20 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 40 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.02m | 7:02AM1.00m | 6:44PM1.08m | 7:31AM1.06m | 7:05PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.73m | 1:22AM0.56m | 1:37PM0.63m | 2:00AM0.42m | 2:11PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 55 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 159 | 13 | 177 | 159 | 113 | 113 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 122 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 122 | 157 | 156 | 156 | 122 | 117 | 122 |
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