The Cliff Surf Break

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

Issued: 9 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
19.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.2
S
9
1
S
8
1.9
SSE
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
33
51
52
314
348
223
162
155
214
144
995
1885
1944
1789
2598
2282
1668
1255
1102
1113
1033
957
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
0
WSW
10
ESE
0
E
10
SSW
10
SW
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:26PM1.69m
11:22AM1.27m
11:05PM1.61m
12:03PM1.29m
11:48PM1.53m
12:47PM1.32m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.58m
5:14AM0.29m
4:49PM0.60m
5:51AM0.31m
5:38PM0.61m
6:29AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:56
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
4:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:59
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
1
1
—
1
1
1
—
—
—
Temp °C
15
13
11
10
10
11
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
Feels °C
9
7
7
6
7
7
14
12
14
13
13
10
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
10
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
5
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.5
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
Energy kJ
12
6
33
51
52
314
348
223
162
155
115
70
21
12
12
5
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
E
11
—
0.1
E
13
—
0.2
E
13
—
—
—
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
—
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
2
11
11
5
28
5
30
27
26
25
47
21
—
3
—
13
—
—
—
2
2
2
—
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
3
2
11
7
5
14
29
5
5
5
23
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
—
—
—
—
1.2
S
9
1
S
8
1.9
SSE
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
8
5
3
3
1
1
—
—
—
—
214
144
995
1885
1944
1789
2598
2282
1668
1255
1102
1113
1033
957
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Backdoor 4
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Backdoor 4
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
90
109
2
0
0
0
0
42
0
4
2
42
128
128
243
243
390
355
346
290
280
218
218
218
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Copacobana Point
Frazer Park
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Backdoor 4
JD Reef
JD Reef
JD Reef
Backdoor 4
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Luna Park
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
4
9
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
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Lebu
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Flynns Reef
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
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Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
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Easter Reef
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Blaketown Wedge
New Zealand
Anawhata Road (Oaonui)
New Zealand
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New Zealand
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New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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