The Cliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.94° S 151.77° E

The Cliff, Australia Weather Observations

Issued: 4 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Cliff sea temperature is
21.4°C
1.4° 

The Cliff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for The Cliff based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in The Cliff right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near The Cliff

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Merewether

2 km SW50 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the WSW
(11 km/h at 245°)
30
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Newcastle

3 km N324 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.3 °C-
-

-

Newcastle Nobbys Signal Station

3 km NE33 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
no report
10
light winds from the N
(9 km/h at 360°)
13.9 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Maryville

4 km NW8 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
No report
25
moderate winds from the W
(24 km/h at 260°)
- °C-
-

no observation

Cardiff Heights wx

10 km WSW1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
25
moderate winds from the SW
(26 km/h at 225°)
35
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Warners Bay

12 km SW93 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 157 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
20 °C-
-
-
-
0

Williamtown Airport

17 km NNE216 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
part cloudNo report
20
moderate winds from the WSW
(22 km/h at 240°)
21.6 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
few
-

Freemans Waterhole wx

27 km WSW147 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
-
(- km/h at °)
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Mallabula wx

31 km NE1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 275°)
15
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Lake Macquarie Automatic Weather Station

33 km SW6 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
No report
15
light winds from the WSW
(15 km/h at 250°)
20.9 °C-
-

no observation

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to The Cliff and within an acceptable time window.

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