The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 09 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
24.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cliff today?

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 7AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (10 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Mon
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
ENE
1.4
E
1.8
E
1.8
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)887778778888888889101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32728728519919918114012112715598103105108212283461563361363320331408401
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
1.44
1:40PM
1.06
2:17AM
1.41
2:46PM
1.00
3:16AM
1.39
4:13PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
0.54
8:07AM
0.63
7:24PM
0.62
9:14AM
0.67
8:16PM
0.70
10:33AM
0.66
Mon
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset-------7:17-------7:16-------7:15
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
331112------------------
Temp. °C232222222223242423232221202426262423212123242323
Feels °C (?)242324242323232423232323212525232122212021222021
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