Coalcliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.23° S 151.00° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coalcliff sea temperature is
18.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Coalcliff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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 Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
11
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
0.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
2.1
S
11
3
S
8
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
426
404
125
145
138
138
655
1056
1422
2301
1684
3338
2815
2261
1807
1450
1324
1205
1149
1149
1209
1209
1249
1186
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:23AM1.05m
11:08PM1.40m
12:06PM1.08m
11:48PM1.34m
12:51PM1.13m
00:35AM1.26m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.18m
4:49PM0.45m
5:55AM0.19m
5:37PM0.47m
6:32AM0.20m
6:33PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
14
17
15
13
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
10
13
12
11
9
9
8
6
6
8
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
11
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
9
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
1
S
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
426
404
125
145
138
138
177
5
5
5
464
6
3
3
3
3
4
3
8
5
4
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
14
14
98
67
67
132
125
2
4
14
6
3
3
3
4
5
3
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
14
14
8
8
12
4
4
3
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
1.6
S
11
2.1
S
11
3
S
8
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
13
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
7
655
1056
1422
2301
1684
3338
2815
2261
1807
1450
1324
1205
1149
1149
1209
1209
1249
1186
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
5
5
0
0
6
24
5
0
24
66
51
51
60
153
201
222
131
131
98
60
60
60
60
17
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Rating
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2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
5
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5
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8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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