Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 05 Dec 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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 6PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)--
Afternoon (05 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (05 Dec)7ft (2.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
!
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
2.4
NE
3
NE
2.4
NE
2.2
NE
1.9
NE
1.6
NE
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.6
S
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
Period(s) (?)766778888788999788998877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144163341480515446262335350606110783074958642752367073673864536326414491
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
N
15
N
5
SE
10
SSW
5
N
10
NW
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
1.15
9:52AM
1.79
10:45PM
1.12
10:43AM
1.76
11:40PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
0.23
4:45PM
-0.05
4:09AM
0.27
5:40PM
-0.02
5:02AM
0.33
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise------5:35-------5:35-------5:35-
Sunset-7:54-------7:55-------7:57------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C332927252323283435353027222217171717161718171820
Feels °C (?)282423222020243032333126232212121214131516161619
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