The Cliff Surf Break

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

Issued: 3 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
19.4° C

Normal for this time of year

The Cliff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cliff today (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
70
82
72
77
75
107
102
96
122
102
100
98
72
88
94
72
100
104
106
106
106
110
119
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
WNW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:14AM1.33m
9:15PM1.98m
10:09AM1.33m
10:07PM1.93m
11:03AM1.33m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.15m
2:42PM0.42m
4:07AM0.14m
3:36PM0.46m
4:59AM0.17m
4:32PM0.50m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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6:52
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—
—
—
—
—
6:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
4:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:52
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
20
21
19
18
18
17
16
16
19
20
18
17
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
17
18
18
16
17
15
15
16
20
20
18
17
17
15
14
14
17
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
Energy kJ
73
70
82
72
77
75
75
77
96
122
102
100
98
72
88
94
72
100
104
106
106
106
110
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
8
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
15
17
28
16
16
13
107
102
68
61
59
58
57
55
50
48
31
32
30
27
16
16
16
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
—
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
—
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ENE
3
—
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
18
7
43
18
56
54
13
13
12
—
6
5
3
1
—
1
1
—
1
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.2
NNW
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
—
—
—
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
9
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
5
—
—
—
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
4
5
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4
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2
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4
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3
2
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4
4
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