Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 03 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (04 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (04 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
3
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.5
ENE
1.6
NE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.9
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)778877777777777777777889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)177192134109136243249310329349440371243255178230323418405381355270226360
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
E
0
NE
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NNE
0
E
0
S
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45PM
1.29
9:50AM
1.53
10:22PM
1.34
10:28AM
1.44
10:56PM
1.36
11:05AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36AM
0.21
4:14PM
0.08
4:18AM
0.21
4:45PM
0.13
5:00AM
0.24
Tue
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise----6:45-------6:46-------6:47---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:28-------7:27
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1113--312-------1-------
Temp. °C222222222225262422222221222425252323222222242424
Feels °C (?)252525262628272624262525262726252325252525262526
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