The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.1° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 9PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1601
1212
729
559
493
370
313
167
185
196
196
166
159
142
151
97
89
60
57
56
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
S
5
SSE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SSE
10
ENE
0
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:11PM1.41m
00:35AM0.98m
1:02PM1.36m
1:45AM0.92m
2:03PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.55m
6:08AM0.59m
8:08PM0.59m
7:03AM0.67m
9:25PM0.58m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
16
21
20
19
19
17
16
15
22
26
27
27
23
Feels °C
9
11
14
13
11
10
8
14
18
16
15
15
13
11
10
18
22
23
24
20
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