The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.8° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
7
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
1.4
SSW
6
1.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
58
49
33
32
16
16
18
11
11
10
10
9
5
5
8
7
5
11
10
21
21
160
240
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:28PM1.83m
7:17AM1.23m
7:23PM1.91m
8:13AM1.29m
8:15PM1.95m
9:04AM1.33m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.42m
1:21AM0.22m
12:44PM0.39m
2:14AM0.14m
1:41PM0.37m
3:03AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
14
12
10
9
9
11
15
17
15
12
11
11
11
13
17
19
16
14
13
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
10
8
6
4
3
3
5
9
11
9
8
6
6
6
8
12
14
11
9
9
8
7
7
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