The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at The Cliff today (03 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 10PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)--
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
176
721
689
567
140
116
94
96
76
76
99
118
141
163
163
163
157
157
123
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
30
NE
25
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
High Tide
1:08PM1.57m
3:19AM1.05m
2:25PM1.54m
3:47AM1.10m
3:42PM1.55m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.37m
7:42AM0.60m
9:35PM0.35m
9:08AM0.60m
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:26
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6:55
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5:57
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1
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Temp °C
21
23
18
18
17
17
17
22
21
18
18
18
17
16
16
18
21
22
21
20
Feels °C
19
19
15
18
16
16
16
20
18
14
16
18
16
14
15
18
20
21
19
17
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