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/ 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 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
20.9° 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 8PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | |
834 | 753 | 603 | 535 | 612 | 977 | 896 | 1360 | 1347 | 952 | 893 | 1153 | 1273 | 1155 | 982 | 961 | 846 | 935 | 857 | 713 | 549 | 520 | 514 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:15AM1.33m | 10:17PM1.92m | 11:14AM1.30m | 11:12PM1.85m | 12:16PM1.27m | 00:10AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM0.48m | 5:11AM0.23m | 4:40PM0.55m | 6:10AM0.28m | 5:41PM0.62m | 7:09AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
— | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 834 | 753 | 603 | 535 | 364 | 554 | 521 | 694 | 985 | 296 | 249 | 891 | 847 | 843 | 196 | 196 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 116 | 111 | 109 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 479 | 410 | 347 | 347 | 354 | — | — | 244 | 202 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 7 | 100 | 612 | 977 | 896 | 1360 | 1347 | 952 | 893 | 1153 | 1273 | 1155 | 982 | 961 | 846 | 935 | 857 | 713 | 549 | 520 | 514 | 508 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 99 | 128 | 94 | 3 | 41 | 165 | 177 |
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