Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 2PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
161 | 123 | 118 | 89 | 77 | 64 | 75 | 120 | 167 | 54 | 59 | 188 | 102 | 105 | 69 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 57 | 149 | 166 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:52AM1.02m | 5:41PM1.50m | 6:35AM1.11m | 6:23PM1.57m | 7:12AM1.20m | 7:02PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.61m | 00:36AM0.38m | 11:53AM0.55m | 1:10AM0.29m | 12:39PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
161 | 123 | 118 | 89 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 36 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 78 | 102 | 105 | 69 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 |
26 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 66 | 46 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 |
31 | 28 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 2 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
32 | 40 | 12 | 33 | 77 | 58 | 75 | 120 | 167 | — | — | 188 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 149 | 166 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 273 | 273 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 99 | 176 | 41 |
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