Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 9AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 21 | 34 | 44 | 74 | 80 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.51m | 10:58AM1.30m | 2:54PM1.19m | 11:04PM1.41m | 11:36AM1.24m | 3:33PM1.13m | 11:42PM1.29m | 3:24AM0.99m | 12:15PM1.17m | 4:12PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM-0.26m | 1:14PM1.12m | 6:58PM0.08m | 7:18AM-0.09m | 1:59PM1.07m | 7:38PM0.20m | 2:59AM0.99m | 7:57AM0.11m | 2:41PM1.03m | 8:19PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 4 | E 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | E 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | N 3 | — | W 10 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | — | 17 | 31 | 21 | 34 | 44 | 74 | 80 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 375 | 602 | 607 | 359 | 356 | 472 | 472 | 493 | 480 | 587 | 342 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 233 | 363 | 302 | 594 | 594 | 206 |
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