The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
19.5°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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 8PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (22 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
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)
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
0.6
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
18
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
6
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.8
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
541
455
267
277
274
243
176
243
290
261
200
166
139
135
92
132
248
212
139
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:04PM1.43m
6:05AM1.17m
5:49PM1.48m
6:38AM1.27m
6:30PM1.53m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.65m
11:54PM0.36m
11:33AM0.56m
00:27AM0.29m
12:18PM0.46m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
20
20
19
18
16
Feels °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
14
15
15
18
15
13
14
13
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