Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
19.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (21 Nov)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)66667777771212121111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)164193182188317320268244207173180180636582572561545535185178210164164125
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
1.05
9:32AM
1.49
10:12PM
1.03
10:07AM
1.48
10:52PM
1.00
10:44AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
0.37
4:17PM
0.21
3:35AM
0.40
4:56PM
0.22
4:11AM
0.43
Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise----5:39-------5:39-------5:39---
Sunset-------7:42-------7:43-------7:44
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---1111----------------1
Temp. °C171716151616161717171717181818181818181718202221
Feels °C (?)141412101213131414151515161717171717181718202021
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