The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
17.9° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
31
27
26
24
25
27
26
20
30
29
99
116
127
130
73
47
65
90
90
88
86
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
NE
20
NW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:54PM1.43m
1:05AM1.22m
1:53PM1.46m
2:17AM1.12m
3:00PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.36m
7:14PM0.50m
7:13AM0.42m
8:30PM0.51m
8:12AM0.47m
9:54PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
15
16
15
14
12
10
10
11
14
14
14
13
11
10
9
11
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
4
7
12
13
9
8
8
6
6
8
12
11
10
9
7
6
5
8
13
12
11
13
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