The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.4° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
215
230
235
225
225
240
156
135
115
132
109
93
88
45
66
56
45
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:29AM0.97m
2:15PM1.38m
3:47AM1.00m
3:17PM1.35m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.52m
7:31AM0.73m
9:34PM0.52m
8:46AM0.77m
10:31PM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
19
17
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
16
17
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
17
14
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