The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.0° C
0.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 2AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
2
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
318
280
347
689
822
575
549
772
736
533
411
389
297
224
187
159
108
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:59PM1.64m
10:41AM1.36m
10:37PM1.56m
11:20AM1.38m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.21m
4:27PM0.43m
5:07AM0.25m
5:14PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
13
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
11
11
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
15
15
14
14
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