The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.8°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
6
0.9
S
7
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
1.8
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
96
62
58
58
42
42
27
27
17
86
163
125
696
1890
1466
660
455
324
297
318
329
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WSW
25
S
15
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SE
20
E
20
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:41PM1.52m
3:47AM1.04m
3:58PM1.58m
5:08AM1.11m
5:08PM1.65m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.54m
9:49PM0.40m
9:11AM0.55m
11:04PM0.32m
10:30AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
3
Temp °C
16
21
28
29
20
21
21
19
15
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
14
Feels °C
12
17
26
23
19
19
18
13
9
12
13
14
12
14
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
12
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