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Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 15 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 2AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

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Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.4
SSE
3
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
3
SE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
E
4
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)778888891010111111101011101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3425746385304123262678801684231038375745514739971986220717921710256119172138256622992145
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
20
N
5
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		onononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.92
7:39AM
1.41
8:22PM
0.95
8:19AM
1.47
9:01PM
0.99
8:58AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
0.46
2:32PM
0.29
1:41AM
0.42
3:10PM
0.23
2:23AM
0.38
3:46PM
0.18
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----5:58-------6:00-------6:01---
Sunset8:09-------8:09-------8:09-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
3311----1323775544443211
Temp. °C222121202123202221212120202020202020202020202121
Feels °C (?)212124192019172021212017171717171717171717171817
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