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The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 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
21.0° 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 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
NE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.4
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1
E
1
E
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)77788877566666777777111177
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210208318127796031311007567126188153144256324305247233240240200221
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
SW
15
S
20
SE
15
SE
20
E
10
WSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
1.22
8:56AM
1.68
9:21PM
1.20
9:32AM
1.71
10:03PM
1.18
10:08AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
0.37
3:33PM
0.32
2:56AM
0.39
4:14PM
0.31
3:31AM
0.44
4:55PM
0.31
Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise----5:39-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset-------7:36-------7:37-------7:37
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------8--111-111---11-
Temp. °C232118182022222120191919181920191920191920202021
Feels °C (?)191917171922212118201717161719161719171819191920
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