Coalcliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.23° S 151.00° E

Coalcliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coalcliff sea temperature is
17.5° C
0.1° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.5
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
8
0.7
S
14
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.2
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
9
22
23
9
10
61
274
305
195
191
233
191
247
196
192
153
121
123
96
98
92
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
0
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:10PM1.24m
5:09AM0.86m
5:08PM1.28m
6:02AM0.91m
5:56PM1.35m
Low Tide
9:11AM0.56m
11:18PM0.44m
10:20AM0.54m
00:07AM0.38m
11:18AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
17
19
18
15
14
14
13
13
14
17
17
15
14
13
12
12
17
21
18
16
16
Feels °C
8
12
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
10
15
18
15
14
16
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