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Coalcliff surf break

Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 17 May 2025 AEST
Forecast update in -0hr 39 min 18 s Forecast update imminent
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
70.0°F
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?

The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 8AM is: 4ft 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1ft 21s secondary swell from a South direction, 2ft 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Evening (17 May)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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

Updates in -0 hr 39 min 18 s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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
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
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
4
ENE
3.5
ENE
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
4.5
SSE
6
S
8
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
8
SE
7.5
SE
6.5
ESE
6
ESE
6
ESE
6
ESE
5.5
ESE
5
E
5.5
E
5.5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
4.5
E
5
E
5
E
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4
ENE
6
S
8
S
7
S
6
S
5.5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3
ENE
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
4
ENE
Period(s) (?)98882221216688888888888888888888891010101010991010109978877888888788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1992271901761451411361092478271110118811921217106711401114136414071249979725613463388424471412358405421464463463408408375339408472370302248352949553321310245223305298252196155102121118142178
Wind
(mph)
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (ft)
10:40PM
4.66
11:36AM
3.08
11:25PM
4.56
12:31PM
3.05
12:15AM
4.46
1:32PM
3.12
1:11AM
4.4
2:35PM
3.31
2:13AM
4.33
3:34PM
3.67
3:17AM
4.27
4:28PM
4.1
4:22AM
4.2
5:17PM
4.56
5:25AM
4.17
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
5:40AM
0.89
4:48PM
1.64
6:30AM
0.89
5:40PM
1.74
7:23AM
0.85
6:44PM
1.8
8:17AM
0.75
7:59PM
1.8
9:10AM
0.62
9:14PM
1.64
10:00AM
0.52
10:25PM
1.35
10:48AM
0.43
11:30PM
0.95
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise--6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:46-------6:47-
Sunset-----5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------4:59-------4:59-------4:58-------4:58------
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Feels °F (?)595754596163595552484846434648464546485048505052545454575959575961555457615955575046454650575961575759615959595959596159
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