Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6584 | 1350 | 766 | 524 | 423 | 278 | 258 | 525 | 1868 | 4303 | 5931 | 4330 | 2783 | 2400 | 1094 | 914 | 698 | 371 | 887 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.26m | 7:44AM1.35m | 7:42PM1.36m | 8:08AM1.45m | 8:15PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.32m | 2:54AM0.07m | 3:19PM0.17m | 3:32AM-0.03m | 3:57PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 723 | 325 | — | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 297 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 6584 | 1350 | 766 | 524 | 423 | 278 | 258 | 525 | 1868 | 4303 | 5931 | 4330 | 2783 | 2400 | 1094 | 914 | 698 | 371 | 887 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 397 | 792 | 457 | 457 | 235 | 267 | 320 | 816 | 817 | 817 | 816 | 805 | 791 | 791 | 358 | 816 | 342 | 199 | 184 |
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