
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 10PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:07PM1.07m | 4:46PM1.17m | 00:59AM1.10m | 4:28AM0.99m | 5:21PM1.12m | 2:15AM0.96m | 4:54AM0.95m | 5:42PM1.08m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM1.05m | 8:54PM0.40m | 3:40AM0.99m | 9:14AM0.24m | 9:48PM0.52m | 4:06AM0.95m | 10:08AM0.43m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | W 10 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | W 10 | SW 3 | WSW 4 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 830 | 580 | 380 | 380 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 816 | 271 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 441 | 425 | 638 | 387 | 290 |
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