Surf Forecasts:
Suicide Cliffs surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with 5,584 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Suicide Cliffs this week:
The surf forecast for Suicide Cliffs over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Suicide Cliffs in the next 16 days are 5.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.5m 18s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (JST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Suicide Cliffs over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Thu night, near gales from the SE by Fri afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 453 | 196 | 2024 | 5584 | 3738 | 1890 | 1247 | 2873 | 2960 | 2975 | 267 | 267 | 349 | 461 | 508 | 516 | 586 | 563 | 540 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.84m | 2:21PM1.41m | 00:12AM1.77m | 4:51PM1.47m | 1:35AM1.72m | 5:34PM1.58m | 3:15AM1.74m | 5:58PM1.69m | 4:26AM1.83m | 6:20PM1.81m | 5:19AM1.96m | 6:43PM1.91m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM1.21m | 7:03AM0.80m | 5:48PM1.34m | 8:29AM0.80m | 7:37PM1.44m | 9:50AM0.74m | 9:50PM1.41m | 10:46AM0.63m | 10:55PM1.28m | 11:29AM0.51m | 11:39PM1.13m | 12:06PM0.40m | 00:15AM0.96m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — |
mm | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 6 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 17 | E 16 | E 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 306 | 31 | 196 | 212 | 231 | 344 | 273 | 326 | 136 | 76 | 251 | 267 | 267 | 6678 | 6958 | 5050 | 3021 | 2036 | 1575 | 540 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | NE 9 | — | — | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 17 | ENE 13 | — | — | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 53 | 51 | 112 | — | 3 | — | — | 14 | 41 | 113 | 17 | — | — | 349 | 461 | 508 | 516 | 586 | 563 | 400 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 18 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 |
| kJ | 39 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | 52 | — | 4 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 18 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 160 | 453 | 107 | 2024 | 5584 | 3738 | 1890 | 1247 | 2873 | 2960 | 2975 | 2747 | 12454 | 778 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 16 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 593 | 601 | 593 | 683 | 811 | 683 | 774 | 804 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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