Cloudbreak Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.89° S 177.18° E

Cloudbreak 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cloudbreak sea temperature is
25.6°C
0.4° 

Cloudbreak surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Cloudbreak today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cloudbreak at 1AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Cloudbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1960
4222
4185
4570
4031
3543
3079
2731
2144
1716
1504
1301
1159
826
624
536
536
615
709
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:44PM1.30m
3:35AM1.42m
4:20PM1.39m
4:17AM1.49m
4:54PM1.48m
Low Tide
9:34PM0.58m
10:04AM0.33m
10:16PM0.49m
10:39AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
2
4
5
2
3
Temp °C
23
23
22
21
20
20
22
23
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
21
22
22
19
18
19
21
21
19
20
20
20
17
16
16
15
14
15
15
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