The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.5
S
15
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.6
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
168
164
153
116
111
101
110
110
106
102
94
157
151
146
110
106
102
74
75
78
80
77
51
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:03AM1.49m
10:13PM1.48m
10:43AM1.51m
10:58PM1.36m
11:28AM1.51m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.18m
4:07PM0.29m
4:25AM0.23m
4:56PM0.32m
5:03AM0.31m
5:53PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
18
17
17
16
15
13
14
17
23
24
23
21
19
16
17
21
26
26
24
21
Feels °C
15
14
13
15
15
14
15
14
14
11
12
14
19
20
20
18
16
12
12
17
21
22
22
18
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