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The Cliff Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Newcastle (55 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.1° 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 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 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
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | |
358 | 352 | 452 | 387 | 373 | 394 | 358 | 351 | 245 | 243 | 237 | 212 | 171 | 140 | 124 | 142 | 138 | 108 | 86 | 66 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:31AM1.66m | 2:51PM1.21m | 2:43AM1.60m | 4:02PM1.28m | 3:53AM1.57m | 4:59PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.41m | 8:15PM0.71m | 9:43AM0.42m | 9:34PM0.68m | 10:39AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 358 | 352 | 452 | 387 | 373 | 394 | 358 | 351 | 245 | 243 | 237 | 212 | 171 | 140 | 124 | 142 | 138 | 108 | 86 | 66 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 320 | 261 | 235 | 196 | 179 | 121 | 92 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | — | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 70 | — | — | 24 | 34 | 15 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 41 | 3 | 94 | 268 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 335 | 133 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 335 | 200 | 77 |
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