Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 2AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 400 | 326 | 256 | 246 | 203 | 199 | 162 | 162 | 134 | 96 | 62 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.59m | 6:54AM1.08m | 6:51PM1.65m | 7:37AM1.15m | 7:30PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.42m | 12:09PM0.54m | 1:43AM0.34m | 12:56PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 486 | 400 | 326 | 256 | 246 | 203 | 199 | 162 | 162 | 134 | 96 | 62 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 15 | SE 16 | E 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 20 |
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