The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 AEST
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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 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)999910109999101010109999101414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)858379791711971771801199492889211510679798596107104136130130
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
W
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
N
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
1.53
12:30PM
1.08
12:37AM
1.49
1:37PM
1.05
1:33AM
1.45
2:54PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:07PM
0.63
6:43AM
0.58
5:50PM
0.71
7:44AM
0.61
6:48PM
0.78
8:47AM
0.60
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:07-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------5:39-------5:38-------5:37
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252422201921222222211918172224232322201920263128
Feels °C (?)252319181820212021222019162223212222201819243026
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