Old Harry Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Old Harry Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:48 AM and sunset is at 04:15 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Icy conditions (max 9°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the S on Fri night, moderate winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Sun afternoon. Icy conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the N on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
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night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
8:56AM0.84m
6:36PM0.89m
9:37AM0.82m
7:09PM0.88m
10:16AM0.80m
7:44PM0.87m
10:56AM0.78m
8:22PM0.88m
11:36AM0.77m
9:00PM0.89m
12:17PM0.77m
9:41PM0.90m
12:57PM0.79m
10:24PM0.92m
1:36PM0.81m
11:09PM0.92m
2:09PM0.84m
00:00AM0.91m
2:35PM0.87m
1:03AM0.88m
2:58PM0.90m
2:45AM0.84m
3:31PM0.93m
4:59AM0.84m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.68m
1:47AM0.26m
1:36PM0.64m
2:26AM0.20m
2:09PM0.61m
3:04AM0.17m
2:43PM0.59m
3:40AM0.15m
3:16PM0.59m
4:15AM0.16m
3:52PM0.60m
4:48AM0.20m
4:31PM0.62m
5:23AM0.26m
5:19PM0.65m
5:58AM0.34m
6:24PM0.66m
6:37AM0.44m
8:01PM0.64m
7:24AM0.54m
9:13PM0.57m
8:37AM0.64m
10:11PM0.49m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
1.9
S
6
1.9
S
6
2.2
S
7
3.5
SSE
9
2.2
SW
6
1.7
W
5
0.7
ESE
12
1.6
S
5
2
S
7
1.3
SW
4
1.3
WNW
4
1.5
NW
5
1.6
NNW
5
0.9
NW
4
0.7
W
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.8
NE
5
2.2
NE
8
1.9
ENE
9
1.5
NE
8
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
2.4
ENE
7
3
ENE
8
3
NE
11
3
NE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.5
NE
11
2.2
NE
10
1.7
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
40
WNW
30
WSW
60
SSW
50
S
55
S
80
S
70
WSW
65
WNW
25
W
50
S
50
S
50
WSW
55
WNW
60
NW
60
NW
40
WNW
30
WSW
30
SSE
35
ENE
60
NNE
60
N
50
NNW
40
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
30
E
65
NE
80
N
80
NNW
80
NNW
80
NNW
70
NNW
65
NNW
55
NNW
35
NW
 mm 
1
2
1
1
1
max°C
-2
-3
2
6
8
9
2
-2
-3
0
4
2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-2
0
-1
-4
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
Moonrise
6:56
7:57
8:49
9:31
10:03
10:28
10:49
11:06
11:22
11:38
11:55
12:15
Moonset
2:40
3:25
4:21
5:26
6:37
7:50
9:03
10:17
11:31
12:47
2:07
Sunrise
7:48
7:48
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
Sunset
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:15
4:16
4:17
4:17
4:19
4:20
4:20
4:21
4:22
Today's sea temperature in Old Harry is
2.0° C
(Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 1.3 max: 3.3 min: -0.0°C)
Issued (local time): 7 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025
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