Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 77 | 106 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 42 | 59 | 98 | 151 | 145 | 60 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 88 | 241 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 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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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 77 | 106 | 44 | 39 | 32 | 42 | 59 | 98 | 151 | 145 | 60 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 29 | 88 | 241 | 184 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 631 | 638 | 13 | 342 | 266 | 233 | 302 | 878 | 830 | 228 | 7 | 233 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 247 | 266 | 342 | 302 |
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