The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is

18.2°C

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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Evening (14 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue night).
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SE 4	S 9	S 5	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	107	137	134	132	89	85	58	89	75	32	31	31	16	15	14	121	480	970	1502	1764	1760	1954	2081	2270
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NW	SSE	SE	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					10:10AM1.53m				10:25PM1.32m				10:48AM1.50m				11:03PM1.19m				11:27AM1.46m
Low Tide		3:53AM0.24m					4:26PM0.31m				4:24AM0.32m				5:12PM0.39m				4:55AM0.41m				6:01PM0.48m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	20	24	23	21	22	19	18	19	23	20	18	17	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14
Feels °C	12	12	12	17	20	18	17	19	16	15	16	19	17	16	15	7	6	6	4	5	5	5	5	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 6	S 9	E 4	ENE 7	NE 7	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	ENE 13	—	NE 13
kJ	53	137	134	132	89	85	58	38	34	23	22	20	11	15	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	16	—	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 12	E 12	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	ENE 7	S 9	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 15	E 15	—	—	—
kJ	100	31	19	13	11	3	3	56	52	32	31	31	16	5	14	4	4	16	4	4	4	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	—	E 14	ENE 7	—	E 9	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	13	13	13	13	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	—	4	5	—	2	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	NW 2	SE 2	SE 4	S 4	S 5	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	107	116	72	52	21	17	41	89	75	—	—	1	1	15	7	121	480	970	1502	1764	1760	1954	2081	2270
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	3	1	1	1	2	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	152	133	78	0	0	0	0	0	45	714	110	110	210	210	128	741	829	829	486	290
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle	Crackneck	Crackneck	Copacobana Point	Newcastle - Stratts Spit			Umina Point	Forresters	Crackneck	Crackneck	Crackneck	Moonee	Zenith Beach
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2			1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	The Guillotine WA - Margaret River	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Saltwater NSW - Far South	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	6	2	2	1	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5

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