Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 6PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 5 |
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 kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 59 | 43 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 51 | 64 | 72 | 44 | 52 | 27 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:39PM0.97m | 5:20PM0.96m | 1:35AM0.78m | 6:04AM1.00m | 1:40PM0.86m | 5:53PM1.00m | 6:40AM1.05m | 6:19PM1.05m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.63m | 3:05PM0.89m | 9:31PM0.52m | 2:00AM0.78m | 9:53AM0.71m | 2:14PM0.86m | 10:49PM0.55m | 11:54AM0.72m | |||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 58 | 44 | 32 | 15 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 65 | 76 | 116 | 63 | 71 | 71 | 55 | 43 | 59 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 64 | 72 | 5 | 52 | 27 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 187 | 277 | 275 | 186 | 179 | 117 | 148 | 162 | 131 | 122 | 117 | 122 | 117 | 17 | 33 | 159 | 10 | 235 | 214 | 117 |
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