The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am 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
23.0° 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 10AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (02 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.3
SSE
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.5
S
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)13121111117677146661356666666610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5044403837232884933638383933831221261301179797115182194
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23AM
1.55
9:45PM
1.64
10:00AM
1.48
10:19PM
1.66
10:36AM
1.40
10:53PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
0.32
3:29PM
0.30
3:59AM
0.32
3:59PM
0.33
4:39AM
0.35
4:30PM
0.39
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--7:03-------7:05-------7:05-----
Sunset-----6:47-------6:45-------6:45--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918202222222120191820222121212020212121202020
Feels °C (?)212019212121212121211921211920201818201918171718
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