Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 2PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010111111111111121111111110111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)126211701192616990918899104011641232119712191317136512041040935778627551486408377306
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
1.08
11:32PM
1.58
12:34PM
1.01
12:33AM
1.50
1:49PM
0.97
1:42AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:28AM
0.08
4:57PM
0.35
6:33AM
0.14
5:56PM
0.44
7:43AM
0.19
7:07PM
0.50
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise6:22-------6:22-------6:24-------
Sunset---5:25-------5:24-------5:23----
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11----1----------------
Temp. °C161618191817171717181919171616161619191917171515
Feels °C (?)131314151514151514151517151414141417171716171414
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