The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.0° C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 9AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
495
539
479
409
406
351
301
318
280
347
689
737
575
558
718
736
583
411
344
297
254
191
159
108
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:05AM1.34m
9:59PM1.64m
10:41AM1.36m
10:37PM1.56m
11:20AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:59AM0.19m
3:43PM0.42m
4:33AM0.21m
4:27PM0.43m
5:07AM0.25m
5:14PM0.45m
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
12
13
12
13
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
16
16
17
15
15
15
17
16
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
12
9
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
13
11
11
14
12
12
11
12
11
13
12
15
14
13
13
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