The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.2° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 3PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
0.8
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
1.4
SSW
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.8
S
7
2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
39
91
212
170
227
147
82
69
83
75
60
35
31
33
111
94
89
302
501
632
1039
747
601
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
20
NE
20
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
5
NE
10
N
20
SW
15
W
20
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:17PM1.50m
5:29AM1.29m
5:24PM1.46m
6:20AM1.39m
6:23PM1.43m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.61m
11:06PM0.32m
11:14AM0.55m
11:57PM0.30m
12:19PM0.46m
00:41AM0.29m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
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5:52
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5:50
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7:20
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7:21
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5
4
3
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Temp °C
19
23
23
21
20
19
18
17
17
19
21
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
19
22
20
17
19
17
14
14
15
17
20
19
20
18
15
14
14
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
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