Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 1AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 174 | 172 | 99 | 53 | 79 | 185 | 117 | 230 | 403 | 1520 | 1130 | 768 | 436 | 270 | 649 | 284 | 220 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:36AM0.99m | 4:11PM1.38m | 5:27AM1.08m | 5:04PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.52m | 9:34AM0.71m | 11:17PM0.45m | 10:40AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | W 3 | N 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 50 | 174 | 172 | 33 | 51 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 73 | 1520 | 1130 | 768 | 436 | 270 | 649 | 284 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NNW 3 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 17 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 19 |
| kJ | 180 | 19 | 36 | 99 | 53 | 26 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 41 | 98 | 157 | 34 | 55 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 5 | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 19 | E 15 | E 15 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 185 | 117 | 230 | 403 | 1060 | — | — | — | — | 81 | 94 | 110 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 510 | 283 | 450 | 280 | 128 | 90 | 7 | 33 | 42 | 33 | 33 |
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