Coalcliff Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 24 May 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Afternoon (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Evening (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2544	2805	2944	2627	2375	2177	2177	1990	1990	1784	1756	1786	1652	1652	1549	1423	1423	1324	1347	1369	1522	1806	1712	1740
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	SE	SW	WSW	SW	SW	NW	NE	ENE	NE	WNW	SSW	SSW	S	S	ENE	E	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:24AM1.31m				3:41PM1.14m				3:27AM1.22m					4:34PM1.21m				4:27AM1.14m				5:19PM1.29m
Low Tide				9:15AM0.21m				9:29PM0.51m					10:03AM0.24m				10:37PM0.47m				10:45AM0.27m


	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	8	6	3	6
Temp °C	18	18	17	19	20	18	17	17	16	16	16	18	19	19	18	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	17
Feels °C	17	17	15	18	19	17	17	18	16	16	16	19	20	20	19	18	16	16	17	17	17	18	19	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	2544	2805	2944	2627	2375	2177	2177	1990	1990	1784	1756	1786	1652	1652	1549	1423	1423	1324	1347	1369	1522	1806	1712	1740
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	—	—	—	S 11	S 11	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	21	5	4	4	4	—	—	—	9	9	6	21	45	40	67	63	56	51	47	44	40	21	21	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	—	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17
kJ	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	8	8	7	7	2	—	8	7	7	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	64	50	50	28	5	50	13	0	0	5	5	0	6	28	0	0	5	5	6	6	51	28	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	7	9	9

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