Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 1PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 67 | 40 | 39 | 87 | 198 | 277 | 61 | 48 | 31 | 90 | 46 | 77 | 94 | 183 | 81 | 58 | 57 | 43 | 42 | 86 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.64m | 11:43PM1.16m | 12:00PM1.61m | 00:54AM1.08m | 1:08PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.36m | 5:47PM0.30m | 5:21AM0.45m | 6:57PM0.35m | 6:24AM0.54m | 8:15PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 38 | 96 | 70 | 61 | 48 | 31 | 32 | 7 | 77 | 94 | 81 | 81 | 58 | 57 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 6 | S 17 | S 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 70 | 67 | 40 | — | — | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 18 | S 9 | S 17 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 22 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 37 | 87 | 198 | 277 | — | — | — | 90 | 46 | — | — | 183 | — | 7 | 1 | — | 42 | 86 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 268 | 273 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 133 |
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