Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 177 | 382 | 220 | 95 | 63 | 50 | 64 | 55 | 96 | 62 | 58 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 41 | 58 | 58 | 111 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:26PM1.51m | 2:14AM1.04m | 2:41PM1.52m | 3:47AM1.04m | 3:58PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.47m | 8:22PM0.44m | 7:51AM0.54m | 9:49PM0.40m | 9:11AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 177 | 382 | 220 | 95 | 63 | 44 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 62 | 58 | 41 | 43 | 42 | 27 | 9 | 41 | 58 | 58 | 74 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | S 9 | ENE 7 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 64 | 27 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | E 10 | ENE 7 | E 10 | S 14 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 53 | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | SE 3 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 77 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 111 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 42 | 44 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 67 | 67 | 7 | 4 |
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