Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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
22.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)99881099999915151414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1681381027889851061061097987121193239325316294282277269242242242246
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35PM
0.89
12:35AM
1.24
1:42PM
0.85
1:36AM
1.21
3:02PM
0.86
2:44AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
0.55
7:46AM
0.44
6:49PM
0.60
8:55AM
0.43
8:05PM
0.62
9:57AM
0.39
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:13-------6:13-------6:15-
Sunset-5:42-------5:40-------5:39------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242221191817172427252121202022273233282422191719
Feels °C (?)232223201917162325232122202021253030272420151113
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