The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
21.1°C
1.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
145
160
372
532
167
144
147
365
444
908
351
266
216
193
119
97
240
393
422
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:39PM1.44m
8:08AM1.59m
8:24PM1.44m
8:46AM1.68m
9:09PM1.42m
Low Tide
1:38PM0.35m
1:48AM0.23m
2:23PM0.26m
2:24AM0.22m
3:09PM0.19m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:01
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6:00
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7:10
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7:12
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7:13
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3
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
19
19
21
26
28
26
26
23
22
22
21
17
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
19
19
19
22
19
19
21
25
27
25
26
22
19
20
20
13
13
14
15
15
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