The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.3° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
9
0.9
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
S
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
ESE
6
0.8
S
8
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
72
173
129
202
227
223
240
176
184
158
155
160
124
106
120
93
78
96
99
99
96
102
105
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:08AM1.45m
10:14PM1.61m
10:48AM1.45m
10:54PM1.46m
11:30AM1.42m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.12m
4:02PM0.29m
4:37AM0.19m
4:49PM0.36m
5:12AM0.28m
5:38PM0.44m
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
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