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Coalcliff Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
96 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 85 | 102 | 110 | 94 | 116 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 110 | 125 | 147 | 202 | 196 | 174 | 172 | 172 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.39m | 7:21AM1.19m | 7:41PM1.45m | 8:02AM1.16m | 8:13PM1.48m | 8:41AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.28m | 1:16PM0.25m | 2:06AM0.23m | 1:47PM0.28m | 2:45AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 96 | 96 | 94 | 89 | 85 | 102 | 110 | 94 | 30 | 19 | 17 | 146 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 110 | 125 | 147 | 10 | 4 | 174 | 172 | 172 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 39 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 18 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | — | S 15 | — | N 14 | S 15 | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | SE 5 | S 19 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 116 | 149 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | 196 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 110 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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