The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.3° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 7AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)5s
Evening (21 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
1
0
0
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.5
S
5
1.7
SSE
6
2
SSE
8
2.5
S
10
2.4
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SE
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.6
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
17
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
99
53
79
184
129
237
426
1506
1108
653
366
370
716
284
220
277
274
235
167
190
193
171
126
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:36AM0.99m
4:11PM1.38m
5:27AM1.08m
5:04PM1.43m
6:05AM1.17m
5:49PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.52m
9:34AM0.71m
11:17PM0.45m
10:40AM0.65m
11:54PM0.36m
11:33AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
19
20
27
19
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
18
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
16
13
13
21
14
13
11
10
11
11
12
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
18
16
14
13
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