Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.7
ESE
2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.4
SE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
1.9
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111111111111111111788899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1733197009431101990853837837921937921878862745713606595525673716513562450
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
W
10
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
1.10
10:46AM
1.56
11:31PM
1.13
11:23AM
1.51
12:11AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
0.33
5:29PM
0.10
5:04AM
0.34
6:04PM
0.10
5:50AM
0.36
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------6:03-------6:05-------6:05-
Sunset--8:08-------8:07-------8:07-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C222120191817192021211919181819201819181817181919
Feels °C (?)201919191816191919191919181919181414131313141616
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