Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM1.32m | 2:13PM1.25m | 10:25PM1.51m | 10:58AM1.30m | 2:54PM1.19m | 11:04PM1.41m | 11:36AM1.24m | 3:33PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM-0.38m | 12:29PM1.16m | 6:17PM-0.01m | 6:39AM-0.26m | 1:14PM1.12m | 6:58PM0.08m | 7:18AM-0.09m | 1:59PM1.07m | 7:38PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NE 4 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 3 | WSW 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | E 3 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | — | W 10 | NNW 3 | W 10 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | WSW 7 | W 3 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | — | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 342 | 266 | 339 | 341 | 122 | 480 | 15 | 359 | 125 | 122 | 117 | 122 | 363 | 604 | 609 | 359 | 408 | 482 | 472 | 474 | 587 | 592 | 638 | 266 |
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