Coalcliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.23° S 151.00° E

Coalcliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coalcliff sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
118
121
92
114
177
207
196
156
171
139
183
292
305
191
191
173
140
140
226
240
274
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:02AM0.91m
5:56PM1.35m
6:44AM0.98m
6:38PM1.42m
7:20AM1.04m
7:16PM1.47m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.50m
00:48AM0.30m
12:07PM0.44m
1:23AM0.23m
12:50PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
18
21
18
17
16
15
14
14
18
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
17
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
16
18
15
16
15
14
12
11
15
17
17
15
15
15
13
14
14
12
11
12
11
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