The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
17.5° 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 9AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.7
SE
4
0.8
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.3
SSE
9
0.6
S
15
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
4
4
4
9
6
6
5
6
16
163
267
260
155
209
166
227
164
161
127
125
94
90
66
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:30AM0.91m
3:55PM1.38m
4:54AM0.95m
4:52PM1.43m
5:52AM1.02m
5:41PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.62m
8:49AM0.64m
11:13PM0.55m
9:57AM0.64m
11:59PM0.47m
11:00AM0.61m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
17
20
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
13
15
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
11
11
12
14
18
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
11
13
16
15
13
14
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