The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.0° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 3AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
541
518
565
755
495
539
479
409
406
351
318
318
280
342
689
737
575
558
772
736
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:21PM1.70m
10:05AM1.34m
9:59PM1.64m
10:41AM1.36m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.43m
3:59AM0.19m
3:43PM0.42m
4:33AM0.21m
4:27PM0.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
16
16
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
16
17
17
15
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
13
9
10
10
11
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
14
13
12
11
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