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The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 17 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
22.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Cliff today?

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)11111010106666666898666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)563529313041768077664833195530242324232323272121
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
1.42
8:31AM
1.68
9:03PM
1.52
9:12AM
1.68
9:39PM
1.60
9:54AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.40
2:55PM
0.22
2:59AM
0.31
3:29PM
0.20
3:44AM
0.25
4:05PM
0.22
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----6:52-------6:54-------6:54---
Sunset-------7:07-------7:06-------7:05
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------247657323211
Temp. °C242424242324232323232222222120202020202021212222
Feels °C (?)232526262424232324252423232322222221212122212222
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