Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (27 May)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (27 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1820
2020
1999
1881
1764
1764
1607
1448
1277
1141
1013
988
865
778
828
813
795
815
716
768
650
696
625
546
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
ENE
5
NW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:19PM1.29m
5:22AM1.09m
5:59PM1.36m
6:12AM1.06m
6:35PM1.41m
6:59AM1.04m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.42m
11:24AM0.30m
00:26AM0.36m
12:00PM0.33m
1:10AM0.31m
12:35PM0.35m
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:54
4:54
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
18
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
19
19
17
16
19
20
19
18
16
16
15
15
15
18
17
18
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
Energy kJ
1820
2020
1999
1881
1764
1764
1607
1448
1277
1141
1013
988
865
778
828
813
795
815
716
768
650
696
625
546
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
39
21
22
19
8
8
17
30
42
40
39
36
16
34
33
33
20
19
21
21
21
19
18
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
16
16
23
21
46
11
22
18
18
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
4
1
S
8
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
9
112
45
133
13
42
29
53
38
81
106
153
185
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
5
0
17
6
5
5
5
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
17
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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