Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 20 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
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 1AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (21 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.4
SE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111111111111111111178889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7009431101990853837837921937921878862745713606595525673716513562450399412
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
1.10
10:46AM
1.56
11:31PM
1.13
11:23AM
1.51
12:11AM
1.18
12:03PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
0.33
5:29PM
0.10
5:04AM
0.34
6:04PM
0.10
5:50AM
0.36
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----6:03-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset8:08-------8:07-------8:07-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
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Feels °C (?)191917161820191919191819181813151413131516161717
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