Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 5AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (25 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (25 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.2
ESE
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)8999999101011121212121212121211111111118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22828830135135935942447157371613761607154314611388136913321186904785617533319362
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
W
5
SE
15
ENE
10
N
10
W
10
W
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
25
W
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
1.45
2:45PM
0.95
2:56AM
1.40
4:13PM
0.93
4:13AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
0.39
8:48AM
0.27
8:11PM
0.47
10:09AM
0.28
9:33PM
0.52
11:25AM
0.25
Tue
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------7:00-------7:00-------6:58
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
---------------231---1123
Temp. °C212019181823252321212019192425212019171514121611
Feels °C (?)2121201919242423222222201925242221191413117127
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