Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Suicide Cliffs today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Suicide Cliffs at 3PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Suicide Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Thu night, near gales from the SE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
268 | 226 | 234 | 264 | 351 | 351 | 299 | 252 | 362 | 332 | 130 | 799 | 2172 | 2498 | 2497 | 2601 | 2100 | 2151 | 2575 | 2303 | 2041 | 1553 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.50m | 11:25PM1.84m | 2:21PM1.41m | 00:12AM1.77m | 4:51PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.73m | 5:15PM1.21m | 7:03AM0.80m | 5:48PM1.34m | 8:29AM0.80m | 7:37PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
353 | 81 | 234 | 264 | 351 | 351 | 299 | 252 | 97 | 112 | 130 | 210 | 203 | 196 | 115 | 8 | 279 | 318 | 277 | 217 | 241 | 192 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | E 13 |
146 | 78 | 92 | 45 | 35 | 33 | 39 | 69 | 13 | 22 | 115 | 7 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 226 | 318 | — | — | — | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | SW 10 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | 100 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 24 | 12 | 25 | 50 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
268 | 226 | 199 | 171 | 113 | 93 | 63 | 171 | 362 | 332 | 414 | 799 | 2172 | 2498 | 2497 | 2601 | 2100 | 2151 | 2575 | 2303 | 2041 | 1553 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 593 | 593 | 26 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 601 | 593 |
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