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The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 28 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
22.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Cliff today?

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 1AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (29 Dec)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (29 Dec)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
S
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
0.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)1099999999888888888888151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97265557952846440539637235514917117623222225025030422722725622730512221198
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
W
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
N
10
E
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
1.42
4:15PM
1.26
5:07AM
1.52
5:29PM
1.21
6:07AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
0.37
10:23AM
0.53
10:27PM
0.38
11:39AM
0.45
11:24PM
0.39
12:51PM
0.35
Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Sunrise----5:45-------5:45-------5:46---
Sunset8:02-------8:02-------8:04-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918171719191919181716151820201919181516202222
Feels °C (?)151615151516161618171715141718171718181516192019
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