Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 13 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
21.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 2AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (14 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.8
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSE
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)141111111010101099101010101010999910999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9027559151107953784610535341276301268268307260255246207220180225175192152
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
0
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
0
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
onononglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:16-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset-------5:35-------5:32-------5:31
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171514131319212218161515142122201918181514212626
Feels °C (?)161211111118181817151313111719181919191413192325
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