The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
19.3°C
0.4° 

The Cliff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


The Cliff surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Friday 9 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 7 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, S swell with 1,924 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 6 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Cliff this week:

The surf forecast for The Cliff over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at The Cliff in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 07) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Oct 10) at 5AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Tue 6th Oct)2.5ft (0.7m) 9s
Best Surf 2AM (Fri 9th Oct)7ft (2.1m) 11s
Most Powerful 2PM (Wed 7th Oct)10ft (3.0m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Cliff over the next 16 days.


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