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Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 14 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
23.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
NE
1.9
NE
2
ENE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
2.1
S
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)888556666666678888889888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10711917968105981391451361491762092964405956294643182305881202782217191
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
0
WNW
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
1.29
6:44PM
0.89
6:55AM
1.35
7:37PM
0.92
7:39AM
1.41
8:22PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
0.43
12:05AM
0.48
1:50PM
0.36
12:55AM
0.46
2:32PM
0.29
1:41AM
0.42
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise5:58-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset----8:09-------8:09-------8:09---
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----13-1-11131--------11
Temp. °C222424222020202021242223212121212123232221212121
Feels °C (?)222221201920202122232122182323242323211918192019
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