Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 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
21.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
!
!
3
1
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.9
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)88988888681010101111121212121112111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)916856504346313026194812121886189113201376193422433235329129462824198518812034
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
30
SSE
25
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
1.50
7:57AM
1.37
8:20PM
1.59
8:45AM
1.33
9:02PM
1.65
9:36AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
0.13
2:00PM
0.10
2:44AM
0.06
2:39PM
0.13
3:35AM
0.03
3:21PM
0.19
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:18-------6:20-------6:20---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:30-------5:28
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------22--------------
Temp. °C222018161724272617161413121617171614131212161717
Feels °C (?)2017141314212423121212101014131312111099131313
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