Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 23 Aug 2025 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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 6PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
0
0
!
2
0
0
!
!
!
2
!
3
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
2.3
S
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.2
S
2
S
1.7
S
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)1078899999999999988999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)940116014341650205519921600121313221466144615261498130823611008812701656652500499528558
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
1.57
9:05AM
1.22
9:06PM
1.51
9:41AM
1.26
9:42PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03AM
0.09
2:49PM
0.27
3:34AM
0.11
3:30PM
0.28
4:04AM
0.16
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Sunrise------6:26-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset-5:30-------5:30-------5:31------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181715151312111414151411121110141515141413131217
Feels °C (?)1211101075598996766111112131312121014
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Coalcliff (gales from the S at FlyStanwell 1 km from Coalcliff). 2.6m 7s swell from the S with a 1.7m 10s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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1 h 27 min ago

67 km/h
S
Cross-On
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