The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.7° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 10PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.5
SW
5
0.7
S
6
1.8
S
7
2.3
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
10
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
10
10
10
9
4
10
8
7
21
11
9
11
35
320
859
978
1245
930
649
471
432
432
540
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:23PM1.91m
8:13AM1.29m
8:15PM1.95m
9:04AM1.33m
9:04PM1.94m
9:52AM1.37m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.39m
2:14AM0.14m
1:41PM0.37m
3:03AM0.09m
2:35PM0.36m
3:50AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
15
12
11
10
10
12
17
19
16
15
13
12
12
13
16
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
11
9
7
6
5
5
7
12
15
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
11
12
11
9
7
6
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