Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ESE 7 | SW 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 30 | 62 | 99 | 120 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.34m | 12:54PM1.43m | 1:05AM1.22m | 1:53PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.48m | 6:25AM0.36m | 7:14PM0.50m | 7:13AM0.42m | 8:30PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 4 | S 5 | E 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 62 | 99 | 120 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 13 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 5 | SSW 5 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 27 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 2 | W 2 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 167 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 44 | 78 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 33 | 33 |
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