Coalcliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.23° S 151.00° E

Coalcliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coalcliff sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 5AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
S
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.4
SE
9
0.6
NE
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
48
48
45
80
60
39
26
32
49
46
67
65
132
217
207
237
330
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:45AM0.96m
4:14PM1.46m
5:06AM0.98m
5:19PM1.55m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.35m
9:25AM0.39m
11:14PM0.26m
10:36AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
9
14
16
15
12
11
10
9
9
14
17
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
9
8
6
6
12
13
11
9
9
8
6
6
11
13
9
8
9
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