The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 8PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
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)
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
8
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1993
2377
2385
2402
2605
2603
2864
2143
1702
958
708
559
493
363
306
220
241
282
246
205
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSE
5
E
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:27AM1.46m
11:44PM1.07m
12:11PM1.41m
00:35AM0.98m
1:02PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.48m
5:28AM0.51m
6:59PM0.55m
6:08AM0.59m
8:08PM0.59m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
13
10
11
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
16
19
20
19
19
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
5
8
11
13
13
11
9
8
14
16
16
15
15
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