The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.0° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
149
181
144
53
135
163
220
180
228
65
51
59
132
323
125
134
146
194
218
240
510
627
804
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
25
ENE
25
ENE
10
NNE
40
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:10AM1.37m
7:10PM1.56m
7:43AM1.46m
7:49PM1.56m
8:17AM1.54m
8:29PM1.53m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.22m
1:00PM0.36m
1:31AM0.18m
1:41PM0.28m
2:04AM0.16m
2:23PM0.22m
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Temp °C
16
15
15
20
23
23
23
22
20
20
20
26
28
28
28
17
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
14
19
19
18
19
20
18
18
18
24
23
23
26
11
12
12
12
12
10
8
9
8
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