Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 19 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (20 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.4
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.3
NE
0.7
ESE
0.3
NE
0.5
E
0.3
NE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)686658886667771461491466101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)192828282927272726223450563835343239373644496966
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:51PM
1.43
10:03AM
1.46
10:30PM
1.50
10:47AM
1.38
11:11PM
1.54
11:35AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
0.14
4:14PM
0.07
4:43AM
0.12
4:51PM
0.13
5:34AM
0.13
Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset-------7:07-------7:07-------7:05
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-----------11---------
Temp. °C222020192022232321212019202223222121212021222322
Feels °C (?)242021192122232322232120222424222120211920212222
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