Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 8PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). 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 (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 134 | 102 | 126 | 90 | 86 | 186 | 139 | 239 | 251 | 356 | 356 | 283 | 191 | 142 | 220 | 194 | 144 | 208 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:03PM1.87m | 8:44AM1.39m | 8:49PM1.83m | 9:26AM1.44m | 9:32PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.30m | 2:42AM0.06m | 2:27PM0.26m | 3:22AM0.07m | 3:15PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 225 | 134 | 102 | 126 | 90 | 86 | 121 | 106 | 104 | 251 | 356 | 356 | 283 | 191 | 142 | 220 | 194 | 144 | 127 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 17 | S 13 | — | S 16 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 51 | 18 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 186 | 139 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 41 |
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