Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 15 Apr 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
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
1.8
S
2.3
S
Period(s) (?)10101010101099991099988988881069
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30131231231226625720716816817122317316212391897368444631125255817
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise--6:18-------6:18-------6:18-----
Sunset-----5:32-------5:31-------5:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151514202219181715141421262620201816162327261915
Feels °C (?)131312171917181715131219222419171613132023221411
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