The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.0° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 2AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
8
0.7
ENE
4
1.6
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
18
16
21
13
12
12
13
155
40
43
33
31
21
22
39
92
108
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
25
SW
20
SW
5
NW
15
NW
10
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:43PM1.41m
10:00AM1.64m
10:21PM1.31m
10:36AM1.63m
10:59PM1.22m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.25m
4:25PM0.24m
4:10AM0.31m
5:07PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
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2
1
4
2
2
2
Temp °C
21
21
20
21
22
29
33
31
28
23
23
20
18
20
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
20
22
19
20
19
26
30
27
25
21
21
21
18
21
17
18
19
15
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