The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 01 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
23.3° 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 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.3
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)13131616161614141312111111745147713131367
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53521931321811741079350444038374721234036353434333031
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
1.62
9:10PM
1.60
9:23AM
1.55
9:45PM
1.64
10:00AM
1.48
10:19PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
0.35
2:58PM
0.28
3:18AM
0.32
3:29PM
0.30
3:59AM
0.32
3:59PM
0.33
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----6:49-------6:47-------6:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C201918212222212120191821222321212018172021222221
Feels °C (?)201918222120192020191921212220212019172120222323
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