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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 Tuesday 05 May 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
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 7PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 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 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | |
858 | 759 | 737 | 724 | 634 | 694 | 622 | 611 | 506 | 487 | 477 | 482 | 432 | 424 | 356 | 300 | 250 | 200 | 501 | 1463 | 2935 | 2778 | 1492 | 1353 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:35PM1.39m | 11:27AM0.94m | 11:17PM1.34m | 12:18PM0.90m | 00:03AM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.46m | 5:30AM0.30m | 4:40PM0.51m | 6:20AM0.33m | 5:26PM0.55m | 7:13AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 |
19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 8 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
 kJ | 858 | 759 | 737 | 724 | 634 | 694 | 622 | 611 | 506 | 487 | 477 | 482 | 432 | 424 | 356 | 300 | 250 | 200 | 501 | 128 | 2080 | 1855 | 1492 | 1353 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 3 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 52 | 108 | 99 | 67 | 44 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 160 | 4 | 94 | 71 | 51 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 54 | 51 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 56 | 123 | 59 | 1463 | 2935 | 2778 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 121 | 131 | 335 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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