The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 AEST
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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: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.6
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1010101099991014141413131371313131313141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92889211510679798396107104136130130126219126126125225222243302311
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
5
N
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SSE
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
1.49
1:37PM
1.05
1:33AM
1.45
2:54PM
1.07
2:35AM
1.44
4:03PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44AM
0.61
6:48PM
0.78
8:47AM
0.60
8:00PM
0.82
9:47AM
0.56
9:14PM
0.79
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise--6:09-------6:09-------6:11-----
Sunset-----5:38-------5:37-------5:36--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212019232524232221202127313028282422212324222119
Feels °C (?)242220252422212221191925302826262322191921191916
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