Cliffs, Australia
Also within 20 km of Elliston
- Blackfellows Surf spot · 6.5 km from Elliston
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About Cliffs
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details 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). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. 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 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 46, fair | 3 ft10 shollow | 180kJ | wind from the south, 5 knots | 31°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 46, fair | 5 ft11 shollow | 690kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 15 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 32, poor | 5 ft9 shollow | 448kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 18°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 10, poor | 6 ft11 shollow | 631kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 19°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, too big | 8 ft12 shollow | 1,840kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots | 27°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, too big | 8 ft12 shollow | 1,572kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 24°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, too big | 7 ft12 smushy | 1,384kJ | wind from the south-west, 14 knots | 17°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 0, too big | 9 ft9 shollow | 1,187kJ | wind from the south-west, 9 knots | 15°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 0, too big | 8 ft10 shollow | 1,238kJ | wind from the west, 10 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 0, too big | 7 ft8 smushy | 604kJ | wind from the west, 14 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 28Oct | 0, poor | – | – | – | – |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctSurf Blackfellows
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
- Wed 21 OctSurf Blackfellows
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 10 kn (19 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Elliston each day: Blackfellows, Cliffs.
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