Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 6PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 191 | 131 | 98 | 77 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 40 | 25 | 83 | 160 | 215 | 223 | 241 | 241 | 254 | 246 | 279 | 241 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.14m | 4:23PM0.93m | 00:26AM1.02m | 4:56AM0.91m | 12:43PM1.01m | 5:05PM0.94m | 1:05AM0.87m | 5:41AM0.92m | 1:35PM0.89m | 5:44PM0.97m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.37m | 3:12PM0.92m | 8:26PM0.42m | 3:10AM0.87m | 8:43AM0.53m | 3:22PM0.90m | 9:11PM0.55m | 2:59AM0.84m | 9:29AM0.66m | 2:39PM0.88m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 19 | 28 | 44 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 33 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 315 | 191 | 131 | 98 | 77 | 62 | 50 | 37 | 40 | 25 | 83 | 160 | 215 | 223 | 241 | 241 | 254 | 246 | 279 | 241 | 211 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 419 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 193 | 13 | 0 | 266 | 345 | 345 | 345 | 266 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 266 | 266 | 345 | 345 | 180 |
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