Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AEST
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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 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
66
73
76
96
96
94
110
105
102
110
94
116
149
149
146
122
110
105
102
102
151
186
232
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:39AM1.23m
7:08PM1.39m
7:21AM1.19m
7:41PM1.45m
8:02AM1.16m
8:13PM1.48m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.33m
12:45PM0.23m
1:26AM0.28m
1:16PM0.25m
2:06AM0.23m
1:47PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
16
15
15
19
20
20
19
19
19
20
19
21
22
21
19
18
17
16
16
20
22
20
19
18
15
14
14
19
20
20
20
20
19
20
19
20
19
19
17
18
17
15
16
20
20
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
47
66
73
76
96
96
94
110
105
102
110
94
116
19
17
146
122
110
105
102
102
10
10
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
22
39
33
30
3
3
28
24
22
12
11
10
10
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
5
149
149
151
186
232
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
118
188
1
0
0
0
0
9
215
110
18
0
0
0
0
0
188
110
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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