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The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 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
21.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Cliff today?

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Dec)--
Afternoon (14 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (14 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
S
1.7
SSE
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)88775678109888811111010101012121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)160186176120126182227300614632330201129102329375347340247184416409330319
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
SW
30
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
1.15
5:55AM
1.40
5:52PM
1.11
6:37AM
1.48
6:46PM
1.09
7:16AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
0.66
11:07PM
0.47
12:22PM
0.61
11:47PM
0.47
1:13PM
0.54
12:27AM
0.46
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Sunrise------5:37-------5:37-------5:39-
Sunset-7:55-------7:55-------7:57------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C282724231919181920191918181818191919191919192020
Feels °C (?)292724211517161718161615161516171616161718181918
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