Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 1PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 230 | 290 | 181 | 133 | 503 | 448 | 433 | 87 | 154 | 364 | 384 | 243 | 209 | 367 | 272 | 204 | 171 | 171 | 142 | 122 | 98 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:25AM1.46m | 1:06PM1.08m | 9:41PM1.41m | 1:37AM1.02m | 9:58AM1.44m | 1:45PM1.01m | 10:17PM1.35m | 2:25AM0.99m | 10:31AM1.38m | 2:28PM0.95m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM-0.10m | 12:37PM1.08m | 5:32PM-0.06m | 00:51AM1.01m | 5:49AM0.00m | 1:24PM1.01m | 6:09PM0.01m | 1:25AM0.97m | 6:26AM0.13m | 2:01PM0.95m | 6:45PM0.11m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 47 | 209 | 367 | 272 | 204 | 171 | 171 | 142 | 122 | 98 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 82 | 77 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 144 | 230 | 290 | 181 | 133 | 503 | 448 | 433 | 87 | 154 | 364 | 384 | 243 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 188 | 158 | 158 | 235 | 114 | 114 | 120 | 120 | 266 | 470 | 377 | 342 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 114 | 114 | 113 | 113 |
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