The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

Issued: 4 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is

21.1°C

The Cliff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Cliff today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Evening (25 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	1	2	4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 6	S 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	503	163	144	147	313	500	966	344	266	216	181	149	106	311	549	517	402	316	284	304	251	207	130	78
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	ESE	WNW	SE	E	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				8:08AM1.59m				8:24PM1.44m				8:46AM1.68m				9:09PM1.42m				9:26AM1.76m				9:57PM1.37m
Low Tide	1:48AM0.23m					2:23PM0.26m				2:24AM0.22m				3:09PM0.19m				3:02AM0.23m				3:57PM0.15m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	4	3	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	21	27	27	26	27	21	21	21	20	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	19	19	20	26	26	25	26	20	18	19	20	12	14	15	14	14	15	15	16	17	14	13	14	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	SSE 8	S 9	S 9	SSE 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	183	163	144	147	147	250	322	344	266	216	181	149	94	62	42	517	402	316	284	304	251	207	130	78
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 15	—	S 15	—	—	—	—	S 15	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	8	8	7	7	5	—	4	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	28	27	22	22	22	13	—	13	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 20	S 20	S 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	8	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 9	NW 3	NW 3	WNW 4	WNW 3	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 4	ENE 4
kJ	503	—	—	—	313	500	966	2	5	8	4	25	106	311	549	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	7	20
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Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	1	2	4	4	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	273	290	0	0	0	2	0	99	41	42	7	7	4	22	0	1	419	296	133	33
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	3			4	3	3	3	2		2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2				1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

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