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The Cliff Surf Forecast
/ 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 am Tuesday 05 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Cliff today?
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 7 | |
676 | 639 | 663 | 599 | 526 | 526 | 526 | 459 | 448 | 440 | 432 | 408 | 345 | 338 | 340 | 340 | 288 | 284 | 239 | 234 | 190 | 154 | 151 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.20m | 10:38PM1.67m | 11:27AM1.17m | 11:19PM1.62m | 12:21PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.43m | 4:01PM0.61m | 5:32AM0.47m | 4:42PM0.69m | 6:20AM0.50m | 5:30PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 676 | 639 | 663 | 599 | 526 | 526 | 526 | 459 | 448 | 440 | 432 | 408 | 345 | 338 | 340 | 340 | 288 | 284 | 239 | 234 | 190 | 154 | 151 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 5 | S 16 | S 17 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 57 | 19 | 42 | 35 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 4 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | — | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 31 | 53 | — | 52 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 13 | 14 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 66 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 77 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 176 | 280 | 200 |
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