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Collaroy surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Collaroy surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Collaroy sea temperature is
23.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Collaroy today?

The current surf forecast for Collaroy at 7AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)56666101066666677655666685
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48484434391391392535273838394358754880100828710419798
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
10
E
5
E
5
NNE
0
WNW
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
0
NW
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassglassonononononononcross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
0.98
5:43AM
1.54
6:34PM
1.00
6:44AM
1.63
7:37PM
1.05
7:40AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
0.38
12:42PM
0.23
12:01AM
0.36
1:42PM
0.13
1:02AM
0.32
2:33PM
0.05
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise----6:11-------6:13-------6:13---
Sunset8:01-------8:01-------8:00-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222222212122232322212120202324232322222122242524
Feels °C (?)212324242423232323222322222422212222232323242421
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