The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cliff today (04 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (04 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s

Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning).
	Saturday 4						Sunday 5								Monday 6								Tue 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 12	S 12	S 9	S 11	S 10	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	66	373	348	181	162	159	155	675	216	1106	2116	1837	3092	2434	1916	1433	1237	1149	1160	1077	1100	1139	1163	1583
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	SE	ESE	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			11:22AM1.27m				11:05PM1.61m				12:03PM1.29m				11:48PM1.53m				12:47PM1.32m				00:36AM1.43m
Low Tide	5:14AM0.29m				4:49PM0.60m				5:51AM0.31m				5:38PM0.61m				6:29AM0.35m				6:33PM0.62m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56
	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	4:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	10	11	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	15	14
Feels °C	7	7	13	12	14	13	13	11	9	9	9	9	8	9	10	10	11	10	11	11	12	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 12	E 8	E 8	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 12	E 13	SSE 10
kJ	66	373	348	181	162	159	155	125	216	11	12	30	13	13	14	14	16	16	16	15	14	12	12	1275
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	ENE 7	E 13	SSE 12	E 12	E 12	SSE 12	S 12	E 11	—	—	E 8	E 13	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	28	5	30	51	26	25	50	99	21	—	—	11	13	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	E 13	E 13	E 12	NE 7	ENE 7	E 11	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	14	29	27	2	5	22	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	WNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	S 12	S 8	S 9	S 11	S 10	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	675	195	1106	2116	1837	3092	2434	1916	1433	1237	1149	1160	1077	1100	1139	1163	1583
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	2	5	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	7	0	2	2	4	7	128	94	243	412	419	243	283	290	280	257	218	94	41	41	41
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	4													4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	9	5	8	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	8	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	8

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