Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 7PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:47PM1.00m | 6:17AM0.92m | 6:17PM1.04m | 6:51AM0.96m | 6:47PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.64m | 00:24AM0.64m | 12:59PM0.65m | 1:50AM0.51m | 2:01PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | NE 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | ENE 4 | SW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | — | — | — | SW 14 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | SW 6 | — | W 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 122 | 476 | 177 | 206 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 170 | 184 | 292 | 248 | 228 | 175 | 184 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 228 | 206 | 195 |
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