The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.2°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.6
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
110
110
106
102
94
198
151
146
110
108
102
100
75
78
80
77
74
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:13PM1.48m
10:43AM1.51m
10:58PM1.36m
11:28AM1.51m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.29m
4:25AM0.23m
4:56PM0.32m
5:03AM0.31m
5:53PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
13
13
16
23
24
22
20
18
17
16
21
25
25
23
21
Feels °C
14
14
14
11
11
13
19
20
19
17
15
13
11
16
20
20
20
18
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