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The Cliff surfForecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
22.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Cliff today?

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 7AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
2
SSE
3.5
SE
3
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
SE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
1.9
SE
2.5
ESE
1.8
SE
2.5
ESE
1.6
SE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)6101111101010101010109999999989899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98157887257019112218208118232103215619391726225222991877165214821291599925471870363354
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
SSW
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crossononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
1.68
8:52PM
1.16
8:46AM
1.73
9:32PM
1.21
9:24AM
1.77
10:09PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
0.52
2:59PM
0.32
2:11AM
0.50
3:35PM
0.25
2:54AM
0.47
4:10PM
0.20
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise--6:00-------6:01-------6:01-----
Sunset------8:04-------8:02-------8:02-
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---2222466553453333421-1
Temp. °C201922222222212121212221202021212021212121222121
Feels °C (?)191822202019181819202119181818181719191919201919
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