Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Coalcliff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coalcliff sea temperature is
23.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.4
S
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)8816161413161616161514141255611645555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)958418117498878912912517215796897351624737404467606838
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:05AM
1.42
8:40PM
1.32
8:46AM
1.39
9:14PM
1.39
9:25AM
1.34
9:47PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
0.13
2:40AM
0.25
3:01PM
0.15
3:21AM
0.22
3:30PM
0.18
4:01AM
0.20
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---6:52-------6:52-------6:50----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172123222019181717222523201918171723242320201817
Feels °C (?)172021191819181717212421192019171722222119211917
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