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Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 27 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
22.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)1211111111111010101010101010101010101010101088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7686836174624061761601271251251221221391229810098989876946310477
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglassglassononcross-
on		glassglassglassglassoffcrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
1.41
5:26PM
0.97
5:52AM
1.49
6:43PM
0.99
6:54AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56PM
0.35
11:40AM
0.33
11:04PM
0.38
12:52PM
0.24
12:12AM
0.36
1:52PM
0.14
Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----6:11-------6:11-------6:13---
Sunset8:05-------8:05-------8:04-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201817161824262421212019212323232221201920252723
Feels °C (?)191717151722242322242221242423242424222121252521
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