The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
17.6°C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
169
231
167
161
123
90
89
70
67
68
86
128
163
51
76
155
130
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
4:52PM1.43m
5:52AM1.02m
5:41PM1.50m
6:35AM1.11m
6:23PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.47m
11:00AM0.61m
00:36AM0.38m
11:53AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
14
16
19
20
18
17
16
16
15
18
23
21
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
12
14
16
16
14
15
15
15
13
16
21
19
18
15
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