The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
20.8°C
1.1° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
9
1
S
9
0.8
S
13
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
170
225
469
356
263
239
174
119
83
80
53
51
51
35
40
39
38
36
125
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NE
25
NE
20
N
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:49AM1.76m
00:44AM1.16m
12:47PM1.70m
1:55AM1.13m
1:53PM1.62m
Low Tide
6:44PM0.24m
6:10AM0.51m
7:49PM0.29m
7:17AM0.59m
8:59PM0.32m
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Temp °C
19
19
18
18
18
16
17
23
22
25
22
20
19
17
18
23
21
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
15
13
14
15
15
16
22
19
22
19
18
18
16
17
23
20
17
19
20
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