Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 05 May 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 3AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
!
!
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.9
S
9
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
737
724
634
694
622
595
506
487
477
482
432
424
356
300
250
200
537
2316
2831
1608
1224
1009
724
555
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
25
W
10
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:35PM1.39m
11:27AM0.94m
11:17PM1.34m
12:18PM0.90m
00:03AM1.30m
1:17PM0.89m
Low Tide
4:01PM0.46m
5:30AM0.30m
4:40PM0.51m
6:20AM0.33m
5:26PM0.55m
7:13AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:35
6:35
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5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
18
15
15
14
14
19
20
20
17
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
12
10
9
9
9
16
19
17
16
12
13
12
12
19
18
17
15
14
11
9
10
6
6
8
4
3
3
3
3
9
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.9
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
Energy kJ
737
724
634
694
622
595
506
487
477
482
432
424
356
300
250
200
537
1624
1985
1608
1224
1009
724
555
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
6
25
2
51
81
78
51
44
21
12
11
6
11
9
23
3
160
128
94
71
71
52
56
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
54
51
3
16
16
14
14
13
12
11
6
4
4
6
6
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NW
2
0.5
W
3
0.7
WSW
3
1.2
WSW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.1
WSW
5
3.5
SSW
10
3.5
S
11
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
Energy kJ
6
4
4
3
15
2
5
10
52
80
149
48
2316
2831
13
19
17
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
6
0
0
0
0
0
18
233
0
0
0
5
0
59
131
6
131
5
5
5
5
37
92
121
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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