The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.2° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
SSW
4
0.4
E
7
0.9
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
49
59
49
39
26
20
20
20
17
21
43
176
377
439
588
614
544
476
431
397
339
230
185
113
84
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
N
25
SW
5
WSW
20
SW
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:29AM1.29m
5:24PM1.46m
6:20AM1.39m
6:23PM1.43m
7:04AM1.49m
7:14PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.32m
11:14AM0.55m
11:57PM0.30m
12:19PM0.46m
00:41AM0.29m
1:14PM0.38m
1:19AM0.29m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
19
16
17
19
18
17
17
17
16
15
14
17
19
19
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
15
14
15
17
19
19
19
18
15
15
14
14
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
15
15
14
13
15
14
14
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