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The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 AEDT
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The Cliff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
23.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Cliff today?

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)61110101010999987777777788899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242233357065857839383377799692898614770116156163214224
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
0
NNW
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		glassglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
1.47
11:45PM
1.71
12:16PM
1.35
12:37AM
1.69
1:16PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
0.25
5:22PM
0.33
6:16AM
0.30
6:06PM
0.42
7:19AM
0.37
6:58PM
0.52
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:58-----
Sunset-----7:01-------7:00-------7:00--
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-1-----1---------------
Temp. °C222222232323232221202022222222222120212323232221
Feels °C (?)232323232223242423222224222122232322232322222222
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