Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 25 Jan 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 1PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (25 Jan)6ft (1.8m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)111111111414131313121212121212131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54054037946911271161184920598941845162216321522120511411481136211971047929822629366311
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
SSE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
1.21
2:37AM
1.30
2:43PM
1.09
3:38AM
1.35
4:01PM
1.00
4:45AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
0.42
8:02PM
0.23
8:56AM
0.43
8:54PM
0.30
10:18AM
0.40
9:56PM
0.35
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
Sunrise6:07-------6:09-------6:09-------
Sunset----8:06-------8:06-------8:05---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C213135342523202020222222202020192022222320191817
Feels °C (?)213034342623181818201919181920202121202119191817
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