The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cliff today (05 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 3PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (05 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 5						Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wed 8
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	698	2134	2316	2181	3397	2722	2049	1785	1583	1393	1299	1339	1384	1412	1490	1575	1708	2349	1978	2460	2814	2498	1951	1768
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			12:03PM1.29m				11:48PM1.53m				12:47PM1.32m				00:36AM1.43m					1:35PM1.36m				1:31AM1.33m
Low Tide	5:51AM0.31m				5:38PM0.61m				6:29AM0.35m				6:33PM0.62m					7:10AM0.38m				7:36PM0.61m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54
	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	5:00
mm	1	—	1	1	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	15
Feels °C	10	9	8	9	9	10	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	10	11	11	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 8	E 8	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	SSE 10	SE 14	—	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	21	12	12	30	13	13	14	14	16	4	16	14	14	13	12	3	3	1868	424	—	2252	2097	1951	1768
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15
kJ	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	—	—
kJ	698	2134	2316	2181	3397	2722	2049	1785	1583	1393	1299	1339	1384	1412	1490	1575	1708	2349	1978	2460	2814	2498	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Newport Reef NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Moruya Breakwater NSW - Far South	Mosquito Bay NSW - Far South	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Bannister Head Suck Rock NSW - South Coast	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Newcastle -The Harbour NSW - Newcastle
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	41	90	94	243	243	243	243	362	346	290	290	218	218	94	41	41	41	41	94	94	94	3	41	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	JD Reef														JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef	JD Reef				Newcastle -The Harbour	JD Reef	JD Reef
Rating (10 max)	4														4	4	4	4				4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Right Point (Cat Bay) VIC - Phillip Island	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Easter Reef VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	4	5	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5
Header Global	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Desperation Point New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Desperation Point New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Cyclops Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	8	8	8	7	8	5	5	5	7

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