Collaroy Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.74° S 151.32° E

Collaroy 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Collaroy sea temperature is
17.7°C
0.5° 

Collaroy surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Collaroy today (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Collaroy at 2PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.8
S
10
0.3
NE
2
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
6
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
15
0.8
E
5
1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
0
1
12
14
9
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
28
48
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NNW
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:17PM1.24m
4:28AM0.91m
4:18PM1.28m
5:17AM0.99m
5:08PM1.34m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.61m
10:27PM0.44m
9:41AM0.58m
11:15PM0.37m
10:42AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
18
24
27
26
27
25
21
21
22
28
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
14
20
22
23
22
21
16
16
17
23
10
11
9
10
9
10
11
11
12
13
14
13
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