The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
25.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than 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: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (01 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (01 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Sat
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
ESE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
E
1.2
ENE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.3
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)777788888899888887777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130171147178164173207114137111151199118134173194216269261233233241149136
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
1.26
7:39AM
1.77
8:25PM
1.35
8:27AM
1.79
9:06PM
1.43
9:11AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.46
2:22PM
0.21
2:04AM
0.38
3:02PM
0.17
2:52AM
0.32
3:38PM
0.17
Sat
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----6:39-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:28-------7:27
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11---------21------
Temp. °C232323222223242423232221222425242322212121212525
Feels °C (?)232323222123232322232221232323232524222123232625
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