Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast 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
22.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 9PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.6
ESE
0.3
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.4
E
0.3
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ESE
0.5
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)146149951114101096966777777688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35253239392435336966604039505313215614211411185835183
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
0
NNW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
onglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:11PM
1.54
11:35AM
1.27
11:55PM
1.54
12:28PM
1.15
12:46AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
0.13
5:30PM
0.20
6:29AM
0.17
6:14PM
0.30
7:33AM
0.22
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------6:58-------7:00-------7:01-
Sunset-7:07-------7:05-------7:04------
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1------11-1-11122111--12
Temp. °C232322222121212223232222212121222223212121202122
Feels °C (?)242423222122212223242324222323242324232324222324
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