The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 5PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
1
S
7
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1.3
S
9
1
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
103
340
325
380
339
258
196
191
268
173
161
121
115
89
69
275
169
290
207
218
228
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:44AM1.39m
8:49PM1.83m
9:26AM1.44m
9:32PM1.74m
10:08AM1.45m
Low Tide
2:27PM0.26m
3:22AM0.07m
3:15PM0.26m
4:01AM0.12m
4:02PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
14
16
16
16
15
13
12
11
12
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
16
16
Feels °C
7
9
12
12
13
13
10
10
9
10
13
12
13
14
15
13
13
13
12
11
13
14
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