Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 572 | 478 | 380 | 318 | 312 | 258 | 264 | 269 | 269 | 452 | 307 | 241 | 173 | 161 | 164 | 117 | 117 | 126 | 123 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:17PM1.66m | 8:52AM1.41m | 8:54PM1.63m | 9:27AM1.45m | 9:33PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.35m | 2:46AM0.15m | 2:42PM0.30m | 3:18AM0.15m | 3:23PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 572 | 13 | 380 | 318 | 312 | 258 | 264 | 269 | 269 | 452 | 307 | 241 | 173 | 161 | 164 | 117 | 97 | 126 | 123 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 13 | 45 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 61 | 27 | 132 | 109 | 104 | 61 | 65 | 91 | 117 | 96 | 14 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 17 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 54 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 478 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 257 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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