The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
17.7°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.3
ENE
5
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1
ENE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
89
90
64
68
82
178
56
62
85
87
87
71
55
48
48
48
40
86
115
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
W
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:41PM1.50m
6:35AM1.11m
6:23PM1.57m
7:12AM1.20m
7:02PM1.62m
Low Tide
11:00AM0.61m
00:36AM0.38m
11:53AM0.55m
1:10AM0.29m
12:39PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
23
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
18
15
14
16
15
13
13
16
22
16
16
15
16
14
14
16
15
13
12
12
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