Cloudbreak Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.89° S 177.18° E

Cloudbreak 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 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 (2.2m), 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 4PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, strong winds from the SE by Thu night).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
4
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
18
1.9
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3079
2948
2325
1716
1504
1301
1159
826
669
536
486
615
709
1108
1321
1676
2024
2121
2051
1977
2102
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:20PM1.39m
4:17AM1.49m
4:54PM1.48m
4:57AM1.54m
5:27PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:04AM0.33m
10:16PM0.49m
10:39AM0.28m
10:55PM0.41m
11:13AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
21
21
19
20
21
18
18
17
19
19
16
16
16
16
14
15
16
17
17
16
17
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