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The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am 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
22.4° 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: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Dec)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (14 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (14 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)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
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.1
E
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
ESE
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)777788776677998786111110101013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9494798313819318712417818821929257763234323715684282375352327228202
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
15
N
15
WNW
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
35
SSW
35
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
1.33
4:55PM
1.15
5:55AM
1.40
5:52PM
1.11
6:37AM
1.48
6:46PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
0.66
11:07PM
0.47
12:22PM
0.61
11:47PM
0.47
1:13PM
0.54
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Sunrise--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:55-------7:55-------7:57--
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
142--------------111----
Temp. °C191920262726232219181819192020191818181920191919
Feels °C (?)202120262726221914161617171717161616161717161616
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