The Cliff Surf Break

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
19.5° 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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
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
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.4
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
90
94
96
96
100
78
106
106
106
110
119
121
133
121
123
95
95
95
93
93
93
91
69
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:09AM1.33m
10:07PM1.93m
11:03AM1.33m
10:58PM1.84m
11:57AM1.33m
11:50PM1.72m
Low Tide
3:36PM0.46m
4:59AM0.17m
4:32PM0.50m
5:49AM0.22m
5:30PM0.56m
6:38AM0.28m
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clear
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6:54
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6:54
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—
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6:54
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4:52
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4:52
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4:52
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4:52
 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
20
21
20
19
18
17
17
17
20
20
19
17
17
16
16
17
20
18
16
17
16
15
13
15
Feels °C
19
20
18
17
16
15
15
15
18
19
17
15
15
13
13
14
16
15
13
13
13
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
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
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
74
90
94
96
96
100
78
106
106
106
110
119
121
133
121
123
95
95
95
93
93
93
91
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSE
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
Energy kJ
57
55
50
48
31
32
31
28
16
16
16
8
6
9
21
22
24
23
22
21
21
18
43
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
—
—
0.1
SE
5
—
—
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
—
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
—
—
—
—
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
3
—
—
1
—
—
1
3
3
—
2
2
2
—
—
—
—
6
6
31
27
51
17
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
—
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
—
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
—
—
1
4
4
—
1
1
1
1
—
1
3
4
1
4
16
16
8
3
3
5
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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(10 max)
2
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2
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(10 max)
4
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