The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
20.8°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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (01 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon night).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
1.8
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
0.5
S
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
S
10
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
231
239
54
36
37
35
40
58
38
37
73
130
80
61
31
31
30
69
75
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:47PM1.70m
1:55AM1.13m
1:53PM1.62m
3:12AM1.14m
3:04PM1.55m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.29m
7:17AM0.59m
8:59PM0.32m
8:35AM0.63m
10:06PM0.32m
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thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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5:52
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7:17
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3
1
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1
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Temp °C
24
24
22
20
17
18
20
20
21
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
22
21
20
17
15
16
18
19
19
17
17
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
18
16
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