Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 24 Feb 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
23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 5PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)766556677777766677788887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)628592841001241772551681311169199163193273342360498636652640693584
Wind
(km/h)
0
SE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38PM
1.00
3:12AM
1.38
4:03PM
0.93
4:28AM
1.40
5:32PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
0.35
8:25PM
0.40
10:13AM
0.35
9:37PM
0.45
11:37AM
0.30
10:57PM
0.46
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset---7:38-------7:37-------7:37----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-----------122--11111378
Temp. °C212527262323212122242422212019202121212120202020
Feels °C (?)242625252424222324252422191817181819181817181818
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