Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 14 | 23 | 89 | 161 | 230 | 720 | 1042 | 1102 | 1242 | 981 | 730 | 573 | 449 | 358 | 889 | 698 | 555 | 454 | 452 | 433 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:36AM1.63m | 10:59PM1.22m | 11:12AM1.60m | 11:39PM1.13m | 11:51AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.30m | 4:41AM0.39m | 5:51PM0.37m | 5:13AM0.47m | 6:38PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 179 | 207 | 358 | 889 | 698 | 555 | 454 | 452 | 433 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 309 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 23 | 89 | 161 | 230 | 720 | 1042 | 1102 | 1242 | 981 | 730 | 573 | 449 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 99 | 110 | 176 | 243 | 348 | 347 | 290 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 64 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 78 | 218 | 78 | 268 | 78 |
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