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Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 300 | 546 | 467 | 459 | 595 | 218 | 159 | 195 | 192 | 173 | 176 | 191 | 250 | 344 | 263 | 134 | 251 | 327 | 637 | 580 | 403 | 333 | 287 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | off | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:31AM 1.16 | 4:15PM 1.08 | 5:21AM 1.22 | 5:16PM 1.01 | 6:05AM 1.28 | 6:14PM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:32AM 0.55 | 10:38PM 0.33 | 11:39AM 0.51 | 11:20PM 0.36 | 12:36PM 0.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
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