The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
22.8° 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 2AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.3
SSE
1
S
1.3
S
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
2
SE
2.1
SE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)67147771356666667777788798
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3965403635343442110155170149119170293293220205379510251214177205
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45PM
1.64
10:00AM
1.48
10:19PM
1.66
10:36AM
1.40
10:53PM
1.65
11:12AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
0.32
3:59PM
0.33
4:39AM
0.35
4:30PM
0.39
5:20AM
0.40
5:00PM
0.46
Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise----7:05-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset-------6:45-------6:45-------6:44
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1111--11----
Temp. °C222120191820222121212120202020202020191920191920
Feels °C (?)212121201920201919191918181816161718171517161617
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