The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 25 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
24.1° 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: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
2.3
SSW
5
SSW
Period(s) (?)999991010121212121212121211111111111010812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2252642702762883073867389641056105411511141113610988516575724943662962416557694
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
SW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassoffoffoffcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
1.65
2:30PM
1.15
2:47AM
1.62
3:57PM
1.12
4:04AM
1.60
5:23PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
0.43
8:03PM
0.61
9:53AM
0.45
9:21PM
0.66
11:13AM
0.42
10:44PM
0.65
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--6:58-------6:58-------7:00-----
Sunset-----6:58-------6:57-------6:55--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------21211---2-
Temp. °C201918212223222120191924272322191718161616161415
Feels °C (?)21201923222323212120202426211917141513981068
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