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Collaroy surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 10 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
23.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Collaroy today?

The current surf forecast for Collaroy at 1PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (10 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.5
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
1.9
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)888888899998886666778887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42829743734675663947936326818917013810288979312314223921516015916381
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
1.12
3:19AM
1.22
3:09PM
1.00
4:13AM
1.25
4:17PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
0.54
8:36PM
0.34
9:36AM
0.56
9:19PM
0.41
10:51AM
0.55
10:07PM
0.45
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tue
13
Sunrise5:54-------5:54-------5:56-------
Sunset----8:08-------8:07-------8:07---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C293437353021202121202019192020191919202020202120
Feels °C (?)242934342817161617161614151618181717181920202322
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