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Cliffs
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
31Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 5 ft swell at 9 s, 3 hours of offshore wind
Tue 3 · 25 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 397kJ
- Wind
- SSW 6 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Wed 4 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 smushy
- Energy
- 334kJ
- Wind
- SSW 15 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 836kJ
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Temp
- 18°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 1,032kJ
- Wind
- S 3 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 8 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 975kJ
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 62 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 439kJ
- Wind
- NE 12 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Mon 9 · 59 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 216kJ
- Wind
- NE 17 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, too big
- Tue 325, poor
- Wed 412, poor
- Thu 50, too big
- Fri 60, too big
- Sat 70, too big
- Sun 862, good
- Mon 959, fair
- Tue 1020, poor
- Wed 1130, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Cliffs does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft12 shollow10 ft at break (est.) | 964kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 22°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 25, poor | 5 ft9 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 397kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots | 21°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 12, poor | 5 ft9 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 334kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 15 knots | 18°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft9 shollow10 ft at break (est.) | 836kJ | wind from the south, 3 knots | 18°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft10 shollow10 ft at break (est.) | 1,032kJ | wind from the south, 3 knots | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 0, too big | 8 ft9 shollow10 ft at break (est.) | 975kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 62, good | 5 ft9 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 439kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 12 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 59, fair | 4 ft9 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 216kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 17 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 20, poor | 4 ft12 smushy7 ft at break (est.) | 492kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 17 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 30, poor | 6 ft12 shollow9 ft at break (est.) | 782kJ | wind from the south-east, 13 knots | 21°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:49 +0.3 mLow 10:20 +0.1 mHigh 12:04 +0.1 mLow 20:27 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 04:15 +0.2 mLow 08:23 +0.1 mHigh 12:20 +0.2 mLow 19:40 −0.3 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 02:07 +0.1 mLow 06:31 −0.0 mHigh 12:36 +0.2 mLow 18:50 −0.2 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
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About Cliffs
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (212°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (32°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 15°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Elliston, 5.4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: Elliston
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about 10 min by car · 6 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Elliston its beds, food and every spot near it
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