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Coalcliff Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AESTForecast 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
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 9PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | |
582 | 551 | 505 | 408 | 304 | 318 | 376 | 308 | 297 | 337 | 300 | 282 | 235 | 146 | 119 | 116 | 90 | 88 | 68 | 47 | 49 | 42 | 88 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:49PM0.97m | 1:42AM1.42m | 3:07PM0.99m | 2:54AM1.36m | 4:15PM1.05m | 4:01AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.50m | 8:53AM0.21m | 8:29PM0.53m | 9:57AM0.21m | 9:48PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
 kJ | 582 | 551 | 505 | 408 | 304 | 286 | 376 | 308 | 297 | 337 | 300 | 282 | 235 | 146 | 119 | 116 | 90 | 88 | 68 | 47 | 38 | 42 | 73 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 563 | 477 | 431 | 359 | 265 | 318 | 220 | 216 | 154 | 120 | 103 | 81 | 67 | 47 | 62 | 68 | 70 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 49 | 35 | 25 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 29 | — | 15 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 42 | 47 | 43 | — | 88 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 110 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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