Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 1PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 18 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 111 | 140 | 102 | 117 | 168 | 84 | 78 | 101 | 111 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 91 | 105 | 108 | 127 | 117 | 90 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.45m | 10:54PM1.46m | 11:30AM1.42m | 11:35PM1.30m | 12:12PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.19m | 4:49PM0.36m | 5:12AM0.28m | 5:38PM0.44m | 5:46AM0.37m | 6:30PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 111 | 102 | 92 | 117 | 45 | 84 | 78 | 101 | 102 | 102 | 99 | 78 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 31 | 105 | 33 | 22 | 55 | 90 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | E 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 12 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 102 | 8 | 102 | 102 | 61 | 41 | 72 | 73 | 111 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 52 | 35 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 22 | 71 | 63 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | SSE 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | E 9 | ESE 15 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 60 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 21 | 56 | 53 | — | 26 | 25 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 55 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 140 | 77 | 58 | 168 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | 91 | — | 108 | 127 | 117 | 23 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 128 | 176 | 94 | 41 | 78 | 42 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 196 | 94 | 42 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 115 | 133 | 133 | 33 | 33 |
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