Cloudbreak Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.89° S 177.18° E

Cloudbreak 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cloudbreak sea temperature is
25.5° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cloudbreak at 11AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
1
3
4
3
1
3
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.9
SE
8
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
644
815
717
587
516
523
602
602
602
610
447
436
358
353
349
322
637
807
859
828
808
881
897
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
5
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
5
NE
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:11AM1.76m
9:02PM1.64m
9:04AM1.66m
9:51PM1.62m
9:58AM1.54m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.29m
2:38PM0.01m
2:58AM0.32m
3:26PM0.11m
3:54AM0.36m
4:14PM0.23m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
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5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
22
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
22
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
19
19
19
20
23
19
20
20
19
18
20
24
25
20
18
19
19
20
20
24
23
24
24
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