Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 28 | 32 | 123 | 275 | 742 | 1525 | 2412 | 2607 | 1668 | 843 | 1236 | 1354 | 773 | 493 | 380 | 495 | 144 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:40AM1.05m | 6:19PM1.05m | 7:09AM1.11m | 6:36PM1.10m | 7:23AM1.17m | 6:52PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.72m | 00:47AM0.47m | 1:27PM0.60m | 1:38AM0.34m | 2:06PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SW 13 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 46 | 38 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 294 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | — | 44 | 44 | — | 15 | 15 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 34 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 4 | N 3 | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 46 | 28 | 32 | 123 | 275 | 742 | 1525 | 2412 | 2607 | 1668 | 843 | 1236 | 1354 | 773 | 493 | 380 | 495 | 144 | 480 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 185 | 39 | 117 | 318 | 318 | 244 | 275 | 275 | 530 | 431 | 235 | 233 | 98 | 23 | 23 | 158 | 426 |
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