The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 9PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
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)
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
635
648
615
639
639
566
584
584
505
432
424
353
296
290
245
240
240
235
240
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:13PM1.37m
00:10AM1.45m
1:01PM1.37m
00:56AM1.29m
1:51PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:06PM0.52m
6:38AM0.35m
7:03PM0.58m
7:17AM0.43m
8:07PM0.64m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
10
14
14
13
14
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