Surf Forecasts:
Highcliffe surf forecast from 15 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 28 Nov, 12AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 29 Nov, 6AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 18s period, SW swell with 9,446 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 16 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Highcliffe this week:
The surf forecast for Highcliffe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 16) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Highcliffe in the next 16 days are 4.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 29) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Friday (Nov 20) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sat 28th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Sun 29th Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Highcliffe over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | S 5 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 360 | 289 | 360 | 216 | 64 | 2781 | 3169 | 2372 | 2194 | 1636 | 3880 | 3427 | 2329 | 1568 | 790 | 502 | 273 | 140 | 67 | 338 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:44AM1.18m | 3:06PM0.94m | 11:16PM0.95m | 3:57AM1.01m | 3:43PM0.95m | 00:06AM0.86m | 4:36AM1.04m | 4:16PM0.96m | 5:10AM1.08m | 4:38PM0.98m | 5:37AM1.12m | 4:49PM1.02m | 5:47AM1.18m | 5:08PM1.09m | 5:50AM1.26m | 5:38PM1.19m | |||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.92m | 7:16PM0.30m | 7:31AM0.57m | 2:10PM0.91m | 7:58PM0.36m | 8:16AM0.64m | 2:24PM0.92m | 8:46PM0.40m | 9:15AM0.68m | 9:49PM0.42m | 10:49AM0.67m | 11:14PM0.38m | 12:15PM0.54m | 00:25AM0.29m | 1:07PM0.38m | 1:18AM0.18m | |||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | — | 4:20 | — | — | 4:19 | — | — | 4:17 | — | — | 4:16 | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | 4:14 | — | — | 4:13 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 30 | — | 289 | 360 | 216 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 2650 | 2329 | 1568 | 790 | 502 | 273 | 140 | 67 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | E 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | S 5 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | N 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 97 | 360 | 20 | 14 | — | 64 | 2781 | 3169 | 2372 | 2194 | 1636 | 3880 | 3427 | — | 54 | 104 | 3 | — | 1 | 46 | 338 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 186 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 595 | 474 | 302 | 309 | 304 | 184 | 23 | 177 | 159 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 23 |
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