The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.1° C
0.4° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 2PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (25 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.4
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1065
773
606
441
354
332
357
529
678
695
670
633
476
392
313
293
240
199
162
158
123
115
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:04AM0.98m
5:25PM1.52m
6:05AM1.02m
6:09PM1.59m
6:54AM1.08m
6:51PM1.65m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.58m
00:26AM0.50m
11:18AM0.57m
1:07AM0.42m
12:09PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
6
9
15
17
16
15
13
11
11
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
2
4
11
14
12
12
10
8
8
10
12
12
13
15
13
13
12
13
15
13
13
13
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