The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
17.7° C
0.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
35
33
32
40
44
47
45
61
61
78
79
108
82
106
193
223
865
329
266
153
124
90
66
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
20
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
25
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:41AM1.07m
4:12PM1.60m
5:05AM1.09m
5:19PM1.69m
6:15AM1.16m
6:20PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:20AM0.49m
11:13PM0.37m
10:32AM0.48m
00:18AM0.26m
11:40AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
3
Temp °C
12
11
10
12
14
14
15
14
13
10
9
12
18
16
17
17
16
14
17
10
15
17
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
8
11
12
12
12
11
10
7
6
10
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
2
7
8
7
7
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