The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 11AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
E
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
156
111
120
116
141
226
245
215
186
215
208
261
327
245
197
152
139
126
369
462
328
387
593
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:45AM1.15m
5:17PM1.37m
6:23AM1.25m
6:07PM1.40m
6:58AM1.36m
6:54PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.44m
11:09AM0.69m
00:00AM0.38m
12:04PM0.58m
00:37AM0.32m
12:53PM0.47m
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Temp °C
17
17
17
19
20
20
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18
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18
19
18
18
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18
18
18
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18
20
20
20
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18
Feels °C
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
16
16
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