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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 Saturday 25 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 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
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 Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | |
90 | 88 | 126 | 114 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 37 | 47 | 31 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 39 | 35 | 26 | 23 | 45 | 72 | 27 | 28 | 75 | 40 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:15PM1.05m | 4:01AM1.32m | 5:10PM1.14m | 5:01AM1.29m | 5:55PM1.23m | 5:53AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM0.51m | 10:50AM0.21m | 10:57PM0.46m | 11:34AM0.21m | 11:54PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 |
21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 90 | 88 | 61 | 48 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 39 | 35 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 75 | 40 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 6 | ENE 4 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | E 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 23 | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | NW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNW 2 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 85 | 126 | 114 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 47 | 31 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 45 | 72 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 72 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 170 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 474 | 495 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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