Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Cliff today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 752 | 1066 | 640 | 563 | 492 | 418 | 352 | 344 | 307 | 266 | 254 | 207 | 361 | 320 | 233 | 170 | 160 | 150 | 118 | 115 | 113 | 143 | 141 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.49m | 8:28PM1.67m | 8:56AM1.53m | 9:08PM1.58m | 9:33AM1.54m | 9:47PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.10m | 2:14PM0.21m | 2:47AM0.12m | 2:59PM0.20m | 3:21AM0.17m | 3:43PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 752 | 696 | 640 | 563 | 492 | 418 | 352 | 344 | 307 | 266 | 254 | 181 | 361 | 320 | 233 | 170 | 160 | 150 | 118 | 115 | 113 | 143 | 141 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SE 22 | SE 21 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 126 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 69 | 120 | 80 | 136 | 182 | 120 | 146 | 131 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 29 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 15 | E 15 | S 21 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 19 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | E 13 | ENE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 207 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 124 | 109 | 61 | 13 | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 1066 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 41 | 77 | 63 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 348 | 78 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 510 | 153 | 78 |
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