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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 3 pm Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.0° 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 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Cliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 3535 | 2456 | 1846 | 2304 | 5369 | 8744 | 12659 | 8918 | 6682 | 2498 | 2056 | 1718 | 1413 | 1591 | 1601 | 1437 | 1317 | 1091 | 932 | 750 | 613 | 525 | 512 | 439 | 392 | 326 | 279 | 238 | 194 | 177 | 137 | 138 | 122 | 106 | 92 | 92 | 79 | 73 | 72 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 68 | 77 | 76 | 69 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 74 | 55 | 55 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:55PM 1.30 | 1:32AM 1.27 | 2:44PM 1.33 | 2:22AM 1.17 | 3:33PM 1.37 | 3:19AM 1.10 | 4:22PM 1.43 | 4:22AM 1.06 | 5:09PM 1.50 | 5:25AM 1.06 | 5:53PM 1.58 | 6:23AM 1.09 | 6:35PM 1.65 | 7:15AM 1.13 | 7:16PM 1.72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:46PM 0.72 | 8:04AM 0.48 | 8:50PM 0.73 | 8:43AM 0.51 | 9:57PM 0.71 | 9:25AM 0.53 | 11:01PM 0.66 | 10:11AM 0.53 | 11:57PM 0.58 | 10:59AM 0.54 | 12:45AM 0.50 | 11:47AM 0.53 | 1:29AM 0.41 | 12:34PM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 4:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:00 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
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