The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.4° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.4
SSE
6
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
142
121
99
117
145
169
372
546
171
147
151
277
488
629
294
266
220
185
149
94
155
412
452
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:32AM1.48m
7:39PM1.44m
8:08AM1.59m
8:24PM1.44m
8:46AM1.68m
9:09PM1.42m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.27m
1:38PM0.35m
1:48AM0.23m
2:23PM0.26m
2:24AM0.22m
3:09PM0.19m
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2
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Temp °C
17
16
16
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
21
25
26
27
25
22
21
22
22
18
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
17
17
16
22
19
19
21
22
20
20
21
24
25
27
23
22
20
19
20
14
13
13
14
14
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