Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)7788899999910101013131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9914720120622828830135135936742447156277813981659178717801697143512561113986857
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
20
NE
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
glassglassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
1.04
1:46AM
1.45
2:45PM
0.95
2:56AM
1.40
4:13PM
0.93
4:13AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
0.22
7:06PM
0.39
8:48AM
0.27
8:11PM
0.47
10:09AM
0.28
9:33PM
0.52
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise7:01-------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset---7:01-------7:00-------7:00----
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-----------------34-1-
Temp. °C202324232120191918232523212120191926282120201715
Feels °C (?)222423222121202019242422232222202026262221201412
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