The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
17.7° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
6
2.2
NE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
40
44
47
45
60
61
78
79
108
82
82
176
173
573
363
260
201
129
100
66
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
20
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
15
N
15
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:12PM1.60m
5:05AM1.09m
5:19PM1.69m
6:15AM1.16m
6:20PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.49m
11:13PM0.37m
10:32AM0.48m
00:18AM0.26m
11:40AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
3
Temp °C
10
12
14
14
15
14
13
10
9
12
17
17
15
16
16
15
15
11
15
18
15
14
Feels °C
8
11
12
12
12
11
11
7
6
10
14
15
11
11
11
11
12
3
7
9
6
6
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