The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 04 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
23.5° 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 7AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (05 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (05 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
ENE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)767777777777888887998898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125215186134165747711721226219124314616515730926415935230192847191
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
E
25
E
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
1.53
10:28AM
1.62
10:55PM
1.55
11:04AM
1.51
11:30PM
1.54
11:39AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
0.30
4:44PM
0.23
5:00AM
0.34
5:14PM
0.30
5:41AM
0.40
Wed
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise----6:43-------6:43-------6:45---
Sunset-------7:23-------7:22-------7:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242221212024252624232221202426252424232322252525
Feels °C (?)232221222126252522242323222626232323232423252424
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