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Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
21.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 5PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 72 | 74 | 74 | 66 | 68 | 87 | 96 | 117 | 148 | 190 | 339 | 702 | 604 | 573 | 300 | 244 | 237 | 189 | 606 | 204 | 166 | 149 | 133 | 135 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:16PM 1.31 | 3:36AM 1.10 | 3:14PM 1.18 | 4:31AM 1.16 | 4:15PM 1.08 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:05AM 0.52 | 9:08PM 0.23 | 9:18AM 0.55 | 9:55PM 0.28 | 10:32AM 0.55 | 10:38PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
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