The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.2° C
0.3° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 6PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.8
SW
4
0.7
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
S
12
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
17
16
22
13
12
6
24
23
5
5
21
32
79
469
436
427
320
320
288
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:30PM1.70m
8:16AM1.21m
8:08PM1.73m
8:53AM1.27m
8:45PM1.73m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.51m
2:18AM0.27m
1:40PM0.47m
2:52AM0.21m
2:22PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
19
15
13
11
11
14
18
18
14
12
10
9
8
9
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
14
15
14
11
9
6
5
8
13
11
7
6
5
4
4
5
9
9
9
11
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