Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 10PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 143 | 270 | 346 | 254 | 181 | 129 | 105 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 123 | 446 | 294 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:19PM1.69m | 6:15AM1.16m | 6:20PM1.79m | 7:11AM1.24m | 7:13PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.48m | 00:18AM0.26m | 11:40AM0.43m | 1:11AM0.16m | 12:41PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 346 | 254 | 181 | 129 | 105 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 57 | 446 | 294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | ENE 9 | S 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 123 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 9 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 12 | ENE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 27 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 143 | 270 | 6 | 35 | 46 | 52 | 68 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 167 | 643 | 643 | 223 | 78 | 284 | 77 | 165 | 110 | 109 | 53 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 2 |
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