Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 11PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 92 | 128 | 114 | 127 | 117 | 147 | 120 | 141 | 167 | 245 | 258 | 227 | 196 | 215 | 182 | 247 | 261 | 208 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.35m | 5:45AM1.15m | 5:17PM1.37m | 6:23AM1.25m | 6:07PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.44m | 11:09AM0.69m | 00:00AM0.38m | 12:04PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 117 | 108 | 120 | 141 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | — | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 152 | 92 | 128 | 114 | 127 | — | 147 | — | — | 167 | 245 | 258 | 227 | 196 | 215 | 182 | 247 | 261 | 208 | 191 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 335 | 196 | 78 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 714 | 714 | 133 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 218 | 268 | 268 | 741 | 268 | 153 |
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