The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 31 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
23.3° 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 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (01 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)16161313161616161514131211111174577771313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1271265352193132181174109955044403837592523723635343433
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35PM
1.54
8:45AM
1.62
9:10PM
1.60
9:23AM
1.55
9:45PM
1.64
10:00AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
0.35
2:58PM
0.28
3:18AM
0.32
3:29PM
0.30
3:59AM
0.32
3:59PM
0.33
Tue
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:05---
Sunset-------6:49-------6:47-------6:45
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222120191821222222212019182122222120191817212121
Feels °C (?)212020191822212020212119192221212020191918232020
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