The Cliff Surf Break

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

Issued: 9 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
19.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 4AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
92
70
61
56
36
26
21
19
18
13
7
7
7
12
11
11
15
34
38
39
233
217
143
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:10PM1.77m
10:02AM1.25m
9:48PM1.74m
10:42AM1.26m
10:26PM1.69m
11:22AM1.27m
Low Tide
4:00AM0.27m
3:22PM0.56m
4:37AM0.27m
4:05PM0.58m
5:14AM0.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:56
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6:56
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4:57
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4:57
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4:58
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Temp °C
20
18
18
17
16
17
20
20
18
17
16
14
14
15
19
19
15
12
11
10
9
11
13
14
Feels °C
18
16
15
11
11
12
15
15
15
14
13
11
8
9
13
13
9
7
7
7
6
9
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SSW
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
10
Energy kJ
23
29
12
61
56
36
26
17
16
17
13
7
7
7
12
11
11
15
34
38
39
233
217
143
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
8
11
8
7
8
19
23
21
19
18
8
6
6
3
1
11
8
11
11
11
30
5
30
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
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0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
3
8
2
8
8
2
3
6
6
2
2
3
3
2
1
—
3
2
11
7
5
14
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
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Energy kJ
27
92
70
8
16
14
9
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
10
5
5
2
3
3
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
33
45
38
77
0
0
0
29
45
77
45
95
99
105
105
61
0
0
0
0
4
7
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Wamberal Beach
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JD Reef
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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