Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 18 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
23.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
SE
0.2
S
1
ENE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)106610999999955816455666688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)597482110106122685251393828252120407090896045364778
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
W
5
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
1.25
10:24AM
1.55
11:00PM
1.31
11:03AM
1.48
11:39PM
1.36
11:46AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
0.23
4:53PM
0.06
4:53AM
0.23
5:26PM
0.09
5:40AM
0.24
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:35---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:44-------7:43
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020202123252322222222222425242323232123242423
Feels °C (?)212121222325242322232323222323222425262426232322
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