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The Cliff surf Forecast / NSW – Newcastle / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 17 May 2024 AEST
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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 20.9°C (Statistics for 17 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 °C max: 22.8 °C min: 20.2 °C)
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 20.9°C (Statistics for 17 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 °C max: 22.8 °C min: 20.2 °C)


How big are the waves at The Cliff today?

The current surf forecast for The Cliff at 12PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
S
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)17161611101010581010999101099999988889888778877777899999999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)149864835524829103105520531677170321142296230818471309911764568465393346299216171380354364356353229253221181181278240198222320330330330330307313249227190168141168180180176172137140106
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
SW
40
S
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SSE
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
1.31
4:01AM
1.35
5:09PM
1.39
4:52AM
1.33
5:45PM
1.48
5:39AM
1.32
6:20PM
1.56
6:25AM
1.32
6:55PM
1.64
7:10AM
1.31
7:31PM
1.71
7:55AM
1.30
8:08PM
1.76
8:40AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
0.52
10:12PM
0.78
10:34AM
0.50
11:06PM
0.70
11:10AM
0.47
11:54PM
0.62
11:46AM
0.44
12:39AM
0.54
12:21PM
0.43
1:22AM
0.46
12:57PM
0.44
2:04AM
0.40
1:34PM
0.45
2:48AM
0.36
2:12PM
0.49
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset---5:00-------5:00-------4:59-------4:58-------4:58-------4:57-------4:57-------4:55
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Rain (mm)
--------11177231211--------122121-121112111---1-------1----1
Temp. °C151619201918181514121314161614131313141516151211111316161717151313151617171614151516171718171615141416161717161413141618
Feels °C (?)1415191918171576566787777810121197781110121110879101112121011111213131515131211111312141512119101214

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