The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.3°C
0.4° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 12AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
2
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
9
1.8
S
6
2.5
S
7
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.2
SSE
10
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
193
688
1437
1553
1690
2122
2438
2210
2184
2386
2238
2556
1930
1514
844
659
554
Wind (km/h)
20
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
E
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
11:03PM1.19m
11:27AM1.46m
11:44PM1.07m
12:11PM1.41m
Low Tide
5:12PM0.39m
4:55AM0.41m
6:01PM0.48m
5:28AM0.51m
6:59PM0.55m
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
10
12
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
6
7
6
5
5
4
5
6
7
7
7
4
6
9
11
13
13
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