The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.1° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
493
370
313
167
177
192
166
173
144
144
151
99
91
61
60
57
41
45
84
182
131
257
326
318
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SSE
10
ENE
0
N
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
25
NE
10
N
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
00:35AM0.98m
1:02PM1.36m
1:45AM0.92m
2:03PM1.34m
3:16AM0.92m
3:09PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.59m
8:08PM0.59m
7:03AM0.67m
9:25PM0.58m
8:16AM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
16
21
20
20
19
17
16
15
22
25
26
26
23
22
20
19
22
26
26
27
24
Feels °C
11
10
8
14
18
15
16
15
13
11
10
18
20
21
23
19
19
16
15
20
23
21
24
22
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