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The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 17 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
23.3° 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 8PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
!
1
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3
SE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2.3
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
Period(s) (?)101010999999999999888999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2216206121591370178124462395187716521530126111621073680607733449449429380342371363311
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
1.16
8:46AM
1.73
9:32PM
1.21
9:24AM
1.77
10:09PM
1.26
10:01AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
0.32
2:11AM
0.50
3:35PM
0.25
2:54AM
0.47
4:10PM
0.20
3:36AM
0.44
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:03-
Sunset--8:04-------8:02-------8:02-----
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
2-248655481211211--11-1-1
Temp. °C232322222121212121202021202121222222212120202121
Feels °C (?)222222212121201918171819181919201920202120192019
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