The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
7
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.4
S
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
325
380
332
252
191
191
268
210
165
124
115
109
281
275
202
297
202
221
266
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:49PM1.83m
9:26AM1.44m
9:32PM1.74m
10:08AM1.45m
Low Tide
2:27PM0.26m
3:22AM0.07m
3:15PM0.26m
4:01AM0.12m
4:02PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
13
12
11
12
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
Feels °C
13
12
13
14
10
10
9
10
13
12
12
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
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