Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Highcliffe today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Highcliffe at 4PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Highcliffe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 128 | 357 | 610 | 578 | 361 | 201 | 120 | 138 | 339 | 1232 | 1245 | 986 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.19m | 11:38AM1.11m | 8:36PM1.41m | 9:04AM1.26m | 12:18PM1.12m | 9:04PM1.48m | 9:31AM1.33m | 1:01PM1.11m | 9:34PM1.52m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM1.11m | 4:14PM0.18m | 4:34AM-0.11m | 11:36AM1.12m | 4:47PM0.12m | 5:07AM-0.18m | 12:17PM1.11m | 5:22PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | SE 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 128 | 357 | 610 | 578 | 361 | 201 | 120 | 138 | 339 | 1232 | 1245 | 986 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 254 | 273 | 267 | 224 | 266 | 266 | 266 | 353 | 376 | 376 | 267 | 235 | 120 | 117 | 430 | 264 | 475 | 302 | 814 | 235 |
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