Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 12AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 71 | 60 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 49 | 154 | 476 | 810 | 611 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.34m | 8:39AM1.19m | 11:38AM1.11m | 8:36PM1.41m | 9:04AM1.26m | 12:18PM1.12m | 9:04PM1.48m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.25m | 4:03AM-0.02m | 10:57AM1.11m | 4:14PM0.18m | 4:34AM-0.11m | 11:36AM1.12m | 4:47PM0.12m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 7 | W 8 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | S 7 | SW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 30 | 71 | 60 | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 49 | 154 | 476 | 810 | 611 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 302 | 329 | 483 | 580 | 580 | 376 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 224 | 224 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 302 | 424 | 199 | 86 |
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