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Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 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
22.7° 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: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.3
NE
0.7
ESE
0.3
NE
0.5
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
E
0.9
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)88686677146149141411510109998813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)272726222236505035333239373635426966605755523428
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononglasscrosscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
1.50
10:47AM
1.38
11:11PM
1.54
11:35AM
1.27
11:55PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:43AM
0.12
4:51PM
0.13
5:34AM
0.13
5:30PM
0.20
6:29AM
0.17
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-
Sunset-7:07-------7:07-------7:05------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C232322212019202323222221212120222323212121202023
Feels °C (?)232424232220222524222320212120222324232222222224
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