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The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 07 Feb 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
23.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Cliff today?

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 1PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (07 Feb)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
SE
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
1.6
NE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)677976667666666666777778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1164735262232182754733201841493760164220624937415458
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
5
S
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on		crossglasscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
1.41
12:46PM
1.33
1:30AM
1.38
1:24PM
1.19
2:15AM
1.36
2:08PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.52
7:02PM
0.40
7:41AM
0.60
7:35PM
0.47
8:39AM
0.67
8:12PM
0.55
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--6:20-------6:22-------6:22-----
Sunset-----7:52-------7:51-------7:50--
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1425
Temp. °C232222242626262424232322222323222221212422212020
Feels °C (?)242524272725252526252623252323222222222423222121
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