The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.2° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (09 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
2.3
S
7
3
SSE
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
9
2.3
S
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
498
450
433
371
275
140
256
539
1128
1514
1991
2078
1902
1086
826
1013
860
914
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
30
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:08PM1.71m
6:55AM1.32m
6:59PM1.74m
7:38AM1.42m
7:45PM1.73m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.15m
12:36PM0.33m
1:33AM0.11m
1:27PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
13
12
11
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
15
10
9
8
13
10
7
7
6
7
7
9
9
9
11
11
11
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