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The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 12 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
23.4° 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 6PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
0.6
S
1.1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)9999977777777108775558566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2462401901509512717812712712712796156671387286445953171374030
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54PM
1.04
5:00AM
1.39
5:03PM
0.99
5:53AM
1.45
6:16PM
0.99
6:42AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
0.53
11:50AM
0.66
10:48PM
0.55
12:52PM
0.59
11:41PM
0.56
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise------5:56-------5:58-------5:58-
Sunset--8:05-------8:04-------8:04-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------142----
Temp. °C212222212121222223232322222222242423212121212224
Feels °C (?)202122202121242323212222232322242322202022222326
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