Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 58 | 40 | 55 | 63 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 62 | 107 | 175 | 164 | 111 | 87 | 72 | 58 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 50 | 126 | 166 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:18AM0.96m | 11:35AM1.25m | 3:40PM0.96m | 11:51PM1.16m | 4:08AM0.92m | 12:09PM1.14m | 4:23PM0.93m | 00:26AM1.02m | 4:56AM0.91m | 12:43PM1.01m | 5:05PM0.94m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.95m | 7:27AM0.20m | 2:44PM0.95m | 7:48PM0.28m | 2:55AM0.90m | 8:04AM0.37m | 3:12PM0.92m | 8:26PM0.42m | 3:10AM0.87m | 8:43AM0.53m | 3:22PM0.90m | 9:11PM0.55m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 58 | 40 | 28 | 63 | 47 | 47 | 23 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 18 | 18 | — | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 9 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 10 | 55 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 62 | 107 | 175 | 164 | 111 | 87 | 72 | 58 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 50 | 126 | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 15 | 33 | 24 | 39 | 339 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 523 | 342 | 342 | 159 | 193 | 0 | 159 | 266 | 266 | 345 | 345 | 266 |
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