Coalcliff Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.23° S 151.00° E

Coalcliff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coalcliff sea temperature is
17.4° C
0.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
9
0.5
S
10
0.9
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
41
14
46
107
156
125
123
38
37
56
55
52
106
58
48
49
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
E
15
ENE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:09AM1.09m
1:59PM1.34m
2:22AM1.00m
3:05PM1.39m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.42m
7:17AM0.31m
8:38PM0.41m
8:16AM0.37m
9:59PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
8
14
16
16
13
12
10
9
8
14
17
14
13
10
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
5
11
13
12
10
9
7
5
4
9
13
10
11
8
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