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The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 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
23.8° 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 8AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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)
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1111111110101010101010101010101010101010101096
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)568462453399348196125125122122122139137137137969696766363604178
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
1.55
5:21PM
1.09
5:50AM
1.65
6:43PM
1.12
6:55AM
1.75
7:49PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
0.46
10:58PM
0.49
12:50PM
0.36
12:09AM
0.48
1:52PM
0.25
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise--6:11-------6:11-------6:13-----
Sunset-----7:59-------7:58-------7:58--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191816222323222121212122232322222121212324232322
Feels °C (?)181816212120202022222122222222232223232323212021
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