Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 8AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 144 | 151 | 99 | 91 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 47 | 79 | 100 | 112 | 182 | 243 | 172 | 100 | 54 | 79 | 112 | 61 | 130 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:45AM0.92m | 2:03PM1.34m | 3:16AM0.92m | 3:09PM1.34m | 4:36AM0.99m | 4:11PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.67m | 9:25PM0.58m | 8:16AM0.71m | 10:30PM0.52m | 9:34AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 5 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 134 | 104 | 81 | 87 | 65 | 61 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 47 | 79 | 100 | 68 | 50 | 243 | 172 | 100 | 51 | 79 | 112 | 1 | 106 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NNW 3 | E 11 | E 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 78 | 60 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 69 | 112 | 182 | 19 | 36 | 52 | 54 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ENE 4 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 144 | 144 | 151 | 99 | 91 | 57 | 60 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 61 | 130 | 240 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 510 | 243 | 42 |
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