The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

Issued: 9 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
19.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 2AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (28 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
156
164
194
168
193
180
171
167
201
154
151
116
110
104
125
104
117
106
82
66
56
52
41
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35PM1.66m
7:08AM1.12m
7:15PM1.72m
7:54AM1.16m
7:54PM1.76m
8:38AM1.19m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.44m
12:30PM0.52m
2:07AM0.38m
1:14PM0.52m
2:45AM0.33m
1:57PM0.53m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part 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>
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
14
13
14
18
19
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
11
14
15
15
16
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
11
11
12
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
Energy kJ
114
156
164
194
168
193
180
171
167
201
154
151
116
110
104
96
104
117
106
82
66
51
50
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
30
30
35
39
57
49
48
42
42
15
2
2
2
3
6
25
30
30
8
9
29
56
52
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
14
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
7
18
60
59
53
50
39
17
16
2
4
3
3
7
2
8
5
11
30
30
7
11
11
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
Energy kJ
125
8
17
18
3
2
26
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
19
42
41
33
33
0
183
33
4
0
0
0
0
33
45
33
33
33
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Newcastle
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
5
6
6
6
5
6
9
5
5
5
5
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