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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 10 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 AEDT
How big are the waves at The Cliff today?
The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 220 | 196 | 150 | 58 | 38 | 36 | 116 | 51 | 36 | 30 | 52 | 138 | 277 | 505 | 650 | 137 | 89 | 65 | 98 | 40 | 59 | 141 | 220 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:48AM 1.56 | 8:00PM 1.23 | 8:22AM 1.63 | 8:40PM 1.22 | 8:56AM 1.68 | 9:21PM 1.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:14PM 0.40 | 1:48AM 0.36 | 2:54PM 0.35 | 2:21AM 0.37 | 3:33PM 0.32 | 2:56AM 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Fri 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
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