Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 07 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
22.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 6AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SSE
1.1
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
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
Period(s) (?)99111010999991099999915151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7893822343252992161551267190858181857987121193239325316294282
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
NNW
5
ENE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44PM
1.30
12:35PM
0.89
12:35AM
1.24
1:42PM
0.85
1:36AM
1.21
3:02PM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
0.49
6:42AM
0.40
5:50PM
0.55
7:46AM
0.44
6:49PM
0.60
8:55AM
0.43
Tue
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:11-------6:13-------6:13---
Sunset-------5:42-------5:40-------5:39
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242019181722232120181716172427252121201920272931
Feels °C (?)241819181721222121191716162225232122201919272930
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