Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 12 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
22.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 1AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.8
S
1.9
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)14141414151515141411111110101010999101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7149191041117514291410120810419027838561089989867682529327275241262220223223210
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
E
0
E
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:16-------6:16-------6:18---
Sunset-------5:36-------5:35-------5:32
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141312121117202017151413141820211816151515212321
Feels °C (?)7778814171716131111121818171715141312172019
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