
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
145 | 100 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:24PM1.14m | 5:45PM0.98m | 1:57AM1.01m | 6:20AM0.95m | 2:54PM1.03m | 6:31PM1.02m | 7:23AM1.02m | 6:49PM1.08m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14PM0.95m | 9:52PM0.40m | 4:27AM0.90m | 10:25AM0.46m | 4:49PM1.00m | 11:19PM0.42m | 12:01PM0.49m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SE 4 |
— | — | 14 | 16 | 12 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | W 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | W 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — |
145 | 100 | 60 | 46 | 46 | — | — | — | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 342 | 266 | 159 | 233 | 159 | 13 | 159 | 114 | 152 | 113 | 117 | 17 | 119 | 152 | 152 | 119 | 122 | 157 | 222 |
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