Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 6AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | SE 4 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 166 | 262 | 266 | 212 | 166 | 171 | 231 | 167 | 161 | 123 | 122 | 89 | 64 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:54AM0.95m | 4:52PM1.43m | 5:52AM1.02m | 5:41PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:13PM0.55m | 9:57AM0.64m | 11:59PM0.47m | 11:00AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SE 4 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 166 | 262 | 266 | 212 | 82 | 171 | 231 | 167 | 161 | 123 | 122 | 89 | 64 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 53 | 112 | 166 | 60 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | ENE 8 | S 18 | E 7 | — | ENE 9 | ESE 4 | — | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | E 13 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | 8 | 12 | — | 13 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 3 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 39 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 268 | 95 | 42 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 273 | 33 | 0 |
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