Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 1AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 980 | 779 | 726 | 1247 | 1941 | 1217 | 679 | 412 | 517 | 211 | 352 | 1139 | 2447 | 11041 | 12451 | 8909 | 5493 | 1411 | 1156 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.10m | 7:23AM1.17m | 6:52PM1.18m | 7:29AM1.25m | 7:14PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.60m | 1:38AM0.34m | 2:06PM0.47m | 2:16AM0.20m | 2:42PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | -4 | -1 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 517 | 211 | 85 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 980 | 779 | 726 | 1247 | 1941 | 1217 | 679 | 412 | 316 | 19 | 352 | 1139 | 2447 | 11041 | 12451 | 8909 | 5493 | 1411 | 1156 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 475 | 244 | 235 | 302 | 235 | 193 | 23 | 117 | 214 | 401 | 408 | 165 | 15 | 397 | 313 | 353 | 824 | 358 |
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