The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.6° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.2
S
8
2.4
S
7
3
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
404
706
1055
1198
1131
808
562
486
450
423
371
173
143
196
619
1347
1914
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
35
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:08PM1.65m
6:07AM1.21m
6:08PM1.71m
6:55AM1.32m
6:59PM1.74m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.23m
11:39AM0.42m
00:51AM0.15m
12:36PM0.33m
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
13
11
10
16
15
14
15
15
Feels °C
15
9
9
9
9
10
11
13
14
14
11
8
6
13
8
5
6
6
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