The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
21.0°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
E
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.9
ENE
5
1.5
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.4
S
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
65
45
31
34
30
27
26
39
25
37
170
198
220
262
220
128
74
192
363
222
91
55
37
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
SE
10
NNE
5
ESE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:12AM1.14m
3:04PM1.55m
4:26AM1.20m
4:17PM1.50m
5:29AM1.29m
5:24PM1.46m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.63m
10:06PM0.32m
9:58AM0.61m
11:06PM0.32m
11:14AM0.55m
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
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cloud
clear
light rain
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thunderstorm
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
21
22
22
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
20
18
19
20
18
18
19
19
18
19
19
22
20
20
19
18
15
15
15
17
19
19
19
20
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