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Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.4° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 7AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (28 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
7
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1013
997
955
785
743
743
651
639
627
592
569
526
539
434
494
520
510
510
458
392
333
343
309
253
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
W
25
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:12AM1.06m
6:35PM1.41m
6:59AM1.04m
7:10PM1.45m
7:42AM1.03m
7:46PM1.48m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.36m
12:00PM0.33m
1:10AM0.31m
12:35PM0.35m
1:51AM0.26m
1:11PM0.37m
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:50
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:50
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:50
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
4:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:54
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4:54
—
—
 mm
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
2
1
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
19
17
18
17
18
19
17
16
15
15
14
16
20
19
16
15
Feels °C
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
13
14
13
14
16
14
13
11
11
9
11
16
15
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
Energy kJ
1013
997
955
785
743
743
651
639
627
592
569
494
494
434
494
520
510
510
294
302
333
343
309
253
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
—
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
39
36
35
34
23
21
20
19
9
18
18
16
—
6
5
5
269
246
458
392
332
326
273
225
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
13
—
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
—
—
Energy kJ
4
4
16
16
3
—
11
45
18
18
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
4
4
4
4
4
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
2
S
6
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
7
2
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
7
—
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
—
—
—
111
45
85
205
170
132
128
305
526
539
407
378
303
—
7
7
4
1
1
5
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Sharkies
NSW - Illawarra
Sharkies
NSW - Illawarra
Sharkies
NSW - Illawarra
Sandon Point
NSW - Illawarra
Peggys
NSW - Illawarra
Peggys
NSW - Illawarra
Peggys
NSW - Illawarra
Werri Point
NSW - Illawarra
Werri Point
NSW - Illawarra
Werri Point
NSW - Illawarra
Bannister Head Suck Rock
NSW - South Coast
Bannister Head Suck Rock
NSW - South Coast
Plantation Point
NSW - South Coast
Peggys
NSW - Illawarra
Sandon Point
NSW - Illawarra
Stanwell Park
NSW - Illawarra
Sharkies
NSW - Illawarra
Sharkies
NSW - Illawarra
Sharkies
NSW - Illawarra
Sharkies
NSW - Illawarra
Sharkies
NSW - Illawarra
Sharkies
NSW - Illawarra
Sharkies
NSW - Illawarra
Coalcliff
NSW - Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
5
5
5
17
23
23
23
60
60
60
131
131
98
23
17
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Boneyard
Headlands
Headlands
Wollongong North Beach
Werri Point
Werri Point
Werri Point
Werri Point
Werri Point
Werri Point
Werri Point
Barrack Point
Boneyard
Boneyard
Boneyard
Boneyard
Boneyard
Boneyard
Acids
Headlands
Barrack Point
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Black Rock
NSW - North Coast
Black Rock
NSW - North Coast
Pink Rocks
NSW - Far South
Tessellated Pavements
TAS - East Coast
Black Rock
NSW - North Coast
Mullaway
NSW - North Coast
Forster Beach (Nambucca)
NSW - Port Macquarie
Eaglehawk Neck Reef
TAS - East Coast
Eaglehawk Neck Reef
TAS - East Coast
Black Rock
NSW - North Coast
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
Shipstern Bluff
TAS - East Coast
The Spot
WA - Perth City
Arrawarra
NSW - North Coast
Golf Course Reef
NSW - South Coast
Boneyard
NSW - Illawarra
Golf Course Reef
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Depot Beach
NSW - South Coast
Surfers Point
WA - Margaret River
Surfers Point
WA - Margaret River
JD Reef
NSW - Newcastle
Cyclops
WA - Far South
Surfers Point
WA - Margaret River
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
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South Africa
Papatowai
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
Papatowai
New Zealand
White Rock - The Spit
New Zealand
White Rock - The Spit
New Zealand
Boneyards
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
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South Africa
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South Africa
Boneyards
South Africa
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French Polynesia
Fare Left
French Polynesia
Fare Left
French Polynesia
Fare Left
French Polynesia
Fare Left
French Polynesia
Fare Left
French Polynesia
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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