The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 24 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Cliff today?

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 1AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (25 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (25 Mar)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
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)89999991010121212121212121211111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17322022526427027628830738673896410741036101910059971066819720572494423302296
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
25
NE
20
SW
15
WNW
25
NW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
1.65
2:30PM
1.15
2:47AM
1.62
3:57PM
1.12
4:04AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
0.52
8:32AM
0.43
8:03PM
0.61
9:53AM
0.45
9:21PM
0.66
11:13AM
0.42
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------7:00---
Sunset-------6:58-------6:57-------6:55
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1-2----
Temp. °C222220191821222322201918182426252418181816171716
Feels °C (?)22232120192322232320201818242423231715161210910
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