Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
1
0
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0
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2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
3
SSW
4
SSW
6.5
S
6.5
S
6.5
S
6
S
5.5
S
6
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)12111111118101414131313131312121211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105880770862954596636651600215315142201252110986115388822698059544641427135752472210916991384990
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
30
W
50
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
1.38
5:33PM
0.97
5:26AM
1.40
6:35PM
1.06
6:28AM
1.42
7:23PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
0.25
10:56PM
0.50
12:26PM
0.21
12:07AM
0.44
1:14PM
0.16
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----6:58-------6:57-------6:55--
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----4211-----------------
Temp. °C161413141314131516141417202018171515141920201818
Feels °C (?)131189755898911141413141111111617181717
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