Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (12 Aug):
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.91m | 5:54AM1.85m | 6:28PM2.00m | 6:51AM1.92m | 7:19PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.60m | 12:04PM0.45m | 00:48AM0.54m | 12:58PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 96 | 89 | 79 | 77 | 44 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 14 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 8 | — | SE 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | S 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 59 | 43 | 44 | 35 | 51 | 53 | 121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 88 |
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