The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

Issued: 3 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
19.6° 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.


How big are the waves at The Cliff today (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
59
59
59
59
59
61
62
62
59
58
66
81
192
268
298
279
273
266
253
212
206
206
212
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:52PM1.33m
00:43AM1.58m
1:47PM1.35m
1:37AM1.43m
2:42PM1.37m
2:33AM1.30m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.61m
7:26AM0.35m
7:35PM0.65m
8:12AM0.42m
8:43PM0.67m
8:56AM0.47m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
12
11
12
Feels °C
13
14
13
14
12
11
12
13
15
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
12
12
10
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
59
59
59
59
59
59
61
62
62
59
48
66
81
192
268
298
279
273
266
253
212
206
206
212
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
Energy kJ
36
31
30
27
25
24
22
37
37
35
58
57
35
34
31
31
31
31
30
17
17
59
90
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
5
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
6
6
6
1
2
1
4
1
1
1
6
1
18
4
15
19
26
61
16
16
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
90
10
0
0
0
0
2
7
7
4
2
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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