Coalcliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.23° S 151.00° E

Coalcliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Coalcliff sea temperature is
18.3°C
0.3° 

Coalcliff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 2AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.5
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
122
160
244
181
181
217
204
337
279
257
283
306
261
268
244
224
261
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
15
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:10AM0.97m
1:19PM1.42m
3:34AM0.94m
2:35PM1.39m
Low Tide
7:12PM0.26m
6:36AM0.46m
8:30PM0.27m
7:55AM0.51m
9:46PM0.24m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
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5:59
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1
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1
2
6
5
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4
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Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
20
20
17
16
14
14
18
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
21
19
17
18
18
16
17
19
18
16
16
13
13
15
13
12
14
14
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