The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.6° 

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 (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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 6PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)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 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
1
1
0
1
4
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
2.5
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.6
S
7
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
147
151
284
1034
359
266
232
185
124
94
262
549
506
412
363
340
318
257
169
133
100
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
W
30
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
N
5
ESE
20
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM1.59m
8:24PM1.44m
8:46AM1.68m
9:09PM1.42m
9:26AM1.76m
9:57PM1.37m
Low Tide
2:23PM0.26m
2:24AM0.22m
3:09PM0.19m
3:02AM0.23m
3:57PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:01
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5:58
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4
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1
5
2
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Temp °C
21
27
27
26
27
20
21
21
21
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
20
26
26
25
27
20
19
20
20
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
17
14
13
15
16
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