The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

Issued: 9 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
19.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 1AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.7
S
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
10
8
7
6
13
12
12
11
23
37
49
278
319
146
166
126
112
112
786
1704
1716
1240
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:48PM1.74m
10:42AM1.26m
10:26PM1.69m
11:22AM1.27m
11:05PM1.61m
12:03PM1.29m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.27m
4:05PM0.58m
5:14AM0.29m
4:49PM0.60m
5:51AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
15
15
14
16
19
18
15
12
10
10
10
11
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
16
Feels °C
16
14
12
11
8
10
13
11
9
6
5
6
7
8
12
11
13
13
12
11
9
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.5
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.7
SSE
15
Energy kJ
28
27
10
7
4
6
13
12
12
11
23
37
49
278
319
146
166
126
112
67
21
12
12
237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.5
S
12
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
E
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
13
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
7
3
9
10
2
2
11
5
29
5
13
73
5
25
45
21
5
3
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
N
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
11
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
6
2
3
6
2
6
1
3
3
3
7
5
14
5
27
11
5
23
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
8
1.7
S
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
Energy kJ
2
2
4
5
6
6
13
5
8
28
2
1
1
1
2
112
786
1704
1716
1240
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
29
45
77
45
95
99
167
89
88
20
0
0
0
0
7
0
4
7
41
128
128
243
243
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
9
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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