Coffs Harbour local info today

Alerts

In an emergency call 000.

Fire danger today

NONE No rating today. Stay alert.

No Total Fire Ban today. Gas, electric, wood and charcoal BBQs are fine with care: keep an adult on it, water handy and nothing that burns nearby. Burning off or a fire in the open? Check if you need a permit.

Tomorrow: NONE

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service, Fire Danger Ratings (North Coast). Updated Sun, 25 Oct, 10:00 am.

Fires within 100 km

No fires listed within 100 km.

Source: NSW Rural Fire Service, Fires Near Me. Updated Sun, 25 Oct, 10:30 am.

Weather warnings

• 25/10:02 EDT Marine Wind Warning Summary for New South Wales
• 25/04:31 EDT Warning to Sheep Graziers for Northern Tablelands, South Coast, Southern Tablelands, South West Slopes, Riverina and Snowy Mountains forecast districts

Source: Bureau of Meteorology, NSW warnings. Updated Sun, 25 Oct, 10:30 am.

Roads now

No crashes, floods or fires listed on roads within 40 km.

Source: Live Traffic NSW (Transport for NSW, open data)

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Emergency wait now

• 3waiting right now
  Usually 14 at this time · Quieter than usual
  Coffs Harbour Base Hospital · 02 6656 7000
  NSW Health figure from 10:45 am

The number already assessed by a triage nurse and waiting for treatment. The most seriously ill are always seen first. In an emergency call 000.

Not sure you need emergency? Call healthdirect on 1800 022 222, 24/7, to talk to a registered nurse.

Source: NSW Health Emergency Department Waiting Times

Scam watch

Buying from a business you don't know? Check the NSW Fair Trading Complaints Register first: it lists businesses with 10 or more complaints in a month.

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What's on

Specials, members nights, trivia, live music, markets and events around Coffs, in one place.

These venues' websites block automatic reading, so we can't show their specials: C.ex clubs (weekly activities), C.ex clubs (free live music). Check with them directly.

Read from each venue's own website twice a day. Specials can change, so check with the venue before you go. Know a venue we're missing? Tell us.

What’s on in Coffs Harbour

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Births, Deaths and Marriages

Just for curiosity

Trending baby names

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Top 10 across NSW, 2025

Girls

1. CHARLOTTE =
2. AMELIA =
3. OLIVIA =
4. ISLA ▲1
5. MIA ▼1
6. SOPHIA ▲3
7. CHLOE ▼1
8. HAZEL =
9. LILY ▲2
10. SIENNA ▲3

Biggest climber: LAINEY, up 41 to #56

Highest new entry: AMIRA at #79

Boys

1. NOAH =
2. OLIVER =
3. THEODORE =
4. LUCA =
5. LEO ▲1
6. HENRY ▼1
7. ELIJAH ▲3
8. LEVI ▲5
8. HUDSON ▼1
10. JACK ▲4

Biggest climber: ELIAS, up 52 to #35

Highest new entry: MATEO at #65

Source: the latest full-year list from the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Arrows show the move since 2024. NSW doesn't publish names by town. Checked Sun, 25 Oct, 10:30 am.

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Handy tools

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Dog friendly

Off-leash beaches, dog parks and places happy to see your dog. If there’s nothing mapped, it says so.

Source: OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap contributors), the free map anyone can add to.

LGBTQ+ friendly

Local places that welcome everyone. If there’s nothing mapped, it says so.

Source: OpenStreetMap (OpenStreetMap contributors), the free map anyone can add to.

Fuel prices in Coffs Harbour

Source: NSW FuelCheck

Supermarket watch

The everyday basics at each supermarket today. Green is cheapest, red is dearest. We update these prices twice a day, around 6am and 2pm, so you always know how fresh they are.

Cheapest basket today (milk, bread, eggs, chocolate): Coles at $18.30, Woolworths $20.30.

Woolworths and ALDI don’t let us check their prices. Their websites block automatic price checks, so we can’t show them side by side with the others. That’s their choice, not ours. We show what we can find, and we tell you when we can’t.

Online prices from each supermarket's own website, house brand where there is one. Checked: Woolworths Wed, 21 Oct, 2:00 pm · ALDI Wed, 21 Oct, 2:00 pm · Coles Sun, 25 Oct, 6:00 am. Prices in store and specials can differ.

Today in numbers

Facts from the sources named, side by side. No opinions: make up your own mind.

Cost of living

Big tech watch

Life and death

AI for good, AI for bad

A recent AI story of each kind from the news, so you see both sides.

Headlines from The Guardian and Google News, sorted into good and bad by AI, so check the full story. See every story we've logged.

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Grog watch

Beer, wine, spirits, cider: the price at local bottle shops, posted by the shops themselves. Search for anything, or filter by type. Local only, so your money stays in town.

Cheapest In between Dearest

Source: prices posted by local shops, with the date they posted. Shown for 30 days. We don't check the big chains: local only. Please drink responsibly.

Banks and the RBA

Home loan rates at the big four, and how quickly each passed on the Reserve Bank's (RBA) rate changes. Numbers only.

Cash rate: 4.60% since 29 Sept 2026

How fast they passed on RBA changes

Days from the RBA's decision to the date the bank's new variable rate took effect, for the 7 RBA moves since February 2025.

Coffs Harbour bypass

Weekly update: week starting Monday 26 October 2026

• Korora area: lane closures and reduced speed limits on the Pacific Highway northbound and southbound carriageways from 6pm to 7am, between Opal Boulevard and Campbell Close, from Monday to Friday
• Korora area: lane closures and reduced speed limits on the Pacific Highway northbound and southbound carriageways from 6pm to 7am, between the Korora Interchange and West Korora Road, from Monday to Friday
• Korora area: lane closures and reduced speed limits on the Pacific Highway northbound and southbound carriageways from 6pm to 7am, between Korora Interchange and Old Coast Road, on Wednesday
• Korora area: traffic control, reduced speed limits and short stoppages on the southbound on ramp and northbound off ramp of the Korora Interchange from 6am to 7pm, on Friday
• Mackays Road area: single lane closures, a reduced speed limit and short stoppages on Mackays Road east and west, between Shephards Lane and Gatelys Road tunnels, during and outside of standard construction hours
• Boambee and North Boambee area: single lane closures and reduced speed limits on the northbound and southbound carriageways between Sawtell Interchange and Englands Road/Stadium Drive, on Thursday between 6am and 7pm

Source: Transport for NSW's weekly update, checked Sun, 25 Oct, 10:30 am. More on the project page.

Coffs Harbour tide times & fishing

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Tide times are modelled estimates. Not for navigation; check the Bureau of Meteorology before boating.

What's biting in October

• Snapper peak
• Pearl perch
• Tailor, whiting & flathead

Seasons: Source: NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development GoFishing guide (Coffs Coast) and Coffs Coast tourism.

Where to fish within 20 km

• Coffs Harbour Jetty Jetty
  Known for: bream, trevally, whiting; sometimes kingfish and mulloway
  Directions
• Northern Breakwall (Muttonbird Island) Breakwall
  Known for: tailor, tuna, mulloway, bream, flathead
  Rock fishing: watch the swell. No lobster traps in the harbour
  Directions
• Corambirra Point & Gallows Beach Rocks & beach
  Known for: tailor, mulloway, bream, flathead, trevally
  Rock fishing: watch the swell
  Directions
• Park Beach Beach
  Known for: tailor, bream, whiting, mulloway
  Directions
• Coffs Creek (near the mouth) Estuary
  Known for: flathead, bream, blackfish, whiting
  Directions
• Boambee Creek Reserve Estuary
  Known for: whiting, mulloway, flathead, bream, mangrove jack
  Small entry fee to the reserve
  Directions
• Bonville Creek, Sawtell Estuary
  Known for: sand whiting, flathead, mullet, mangrove jack
  Directions
• Moonee Creek & Beach Estuary & beach
  Known for: whiting, flathead, blackfish, bream, trevally, mangrove jack
  Marine park: line fishing only from shore here, no bait collecting
  Directions
• Woolgoolga Creek & headlands Estuary & rocks
  Known for: mangrove jack, flathead, bream
  Headlands depend on tide and swell
  Directions
• Corindi River & Red Rock Estuary
  Known for: sand whiting, bream, flathead, mangrove jack
  Part of Corindi River is a sanctuary zone (no fishing). Check the map
  Directions

No listed shore spots within 20 km of you.

Know your 2450

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Coffs Harbour in numbers

Town or city? Officially a city. Coffs Harbour was proclaimed a city in May 1987, effective 1 September 1987, when the shire became the City of Coffs Harbour.

Figures for the whole Coffs Harbour City Council area, from the ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics): population is the ABS estimate for 30 June 2025; ages, incomes, rent and households are from the 2021 Census. Shown as the ABS publishes them.

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Renting

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Jobs

Looking for work in Coffs Harbour? Every job site, already searched for you.

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• Jobs in Coffs Harbour on LinkedIn: Professional and office roles.

Every job site, plus council, harvest and local employers →

Local radio

Community radio from around the shire, run by locals, mostly volunteers. Tune in or listen live online.

• ☆CHY FM 104.1 FM, Coffs Harbour. Listen live
• ☆2AIR FM 107.9 FM, Coffs Harbour. Listen live

Tap ☆ to make a station yours: it sits at the top of your page, one tap to listen.

Source: Community Broadcasting Association of Australia list of community stations and each station's own website. Missed a local station? Tell us.

Coffs Harbour Council watch

Keeping an eye on Coffs Harbour City Council, with every item linked to its source.

Meeting dates are on the council's meetings page.

Is council doing what it said?

Every three months Coffs Harbour City Council reports on its own plan. We'll show its latest report here, in its own words. For now: council's progress reports.

Have your say or make a complaint

• Report a problem or make a request: Coffs Harbour City Council on 02 6648 4000 or their website.
• Not happy with how council handled it? NSW Ombudsman.
• Concerns about a councillor's conduct: Office of Local Government.
• Suspect corruption: NSW ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption).
• Have your say at a meeting: ask the council about speaking at public forum before the next meeting.

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🌳 Get outside this weekend

Things for kids and families to do outdoors, free or under $50 a kid. This weekend: Sat, 24 Oct and Sun, 25 Oct.

No kids' events listed for this weekend yet. Running one? Add it free and tick "Good for kids".

Always-good local favourites

• North Coast Regional Botanic Garden Free
  Boardwalks, sensory garden and Coffs Creek walks.
• Jetty foreshores & beach Free
  Playground, picnic spots and calm water by the jetty.
• Coffs Creek walk & cycleway Free
  Flat, shady path, great for scooters and bikes.
• Forest Sky Pier, Sealy Lookout Free
  Walk out over the treetops with views of the whole coast.
• Muttonbird Island walk Free
  Short walk from the Jetty foreshore out along the breakwall. Whale-spotting in season.

Outdoor and affordable, picked by locals. Check times and prices before you go · Suggest one

Trails, World Heritage and only here

The big outdoor reasons to live in, or visit, Coffs Harbour and the shire.

Sport & field closures

Latest: Council has just updated its sports field closure page. Tap to check. (Sun, 25 Oct, 10:30 am)

🟢 Council's summary isn't listing any closed grounds right now. Double-check on council's page before you head out.

Source: City of Coffs Harbour, Sports field closure arrangements. Council last changed it: Sun, 25 Oct, 10:30 am. We check it every half hour (last check Sun, 25 Oct, 10:30 am).

Clubs: post games, fixtures and closures free via Add an event.

Flights at Coffs Harbour Airport

Arriving

• 10:05am QF2102 from Sydney Delayed 24 min
• 12:10pm QF1298 from Melbourne Delayed 10 min
• 1:10pm FC257 from Canberra On time
• 1:25pm QF2104 from Sydney On time
• 3:05pm FC8154 from Armidale On time
• 3:55pm ZL6436 from Sydney On time
• 4:20pm QF2106 from Sydney On time
• 6:35pm FC551 from Brisbane On time

Departing

• 10:35am QF2103 to Sydney Delayed 20 min
• 12:50pm QF1299 to Melbourne On time
• 1:40pm FC258 to Canberra On time
• 1:50pm QF2105 to Sydney On time
• 3:30pm FC8154 to Brisbane On time
• 4:20pm ZL6437 to Sydney On time
• 4:45pm QF2107 to Sydney On time

Source: Coffs Harbour Airport live board, updated Sun, 25 Oct, 10:46 am. Check with your airline before you head out.

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Holidays

Next NSW public holidays

• Fri, 25 Dec: Christmas Day in 61 days
• Mon, 28 Dec: Boxing Day in 64 days
• Fri, 1 Jan: New Year's Day in 68 days
• Tue, 26 Jan: Australia Day in 93 days

Source: Nager.Date public holidays. Updated Sat, 24 Oct, 8:00 pm.

In the sky, next 14 days

Asteroids passing by

• Sat, 31 Oct: 2025 UK9, about the size of a car (roughly 3 to 6 m), passes closer than the Moon (314,648 km away) at 7.8 km a second in 6 days
• Tue, 27 Oct: 2026 TB94, about the size of a bus (roughly 19 to 44 m), passes 5.1 times as far away as the Moon at 11.6 km a second in 2 days
• Sun, 25 Oct: 2026 UE, about the size of a bus (roughly 18 to 41 m), passes 5.2 times as far away as the Moon at 15.9 km a second today
• Wed, 4 Nov: 2021 VC4, about the size of a bus (roughly 11 to 25 m), passes 6.0 times as far away as the Moon at 11.2 km a second in 10 days

Source: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Center for Near-Earth Object Studies. Updated Sun, 25 Oct, 9:00 am. None of these will hit Earth. Most are too faint to see without a big telescope

Next school holidays

• Summer school holidays: Fri, 18 Dec to Wed, 27 Jan in 54 days
• Autumn school holidays: Mon, 12 Apr to Fri, 23 Apr in 169 days

Public schools on the Coffs Coast. Source: NSW Department of Education · Private schools may differ

🧩 Crossword

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✨ Horoscopes

Your stars for Sunday 25 October. Full moon tonight-ish: big feelings, big fun. This is the Year of the Fire Horse 🐎.

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Coffs Harbour beaches, surf & surf cams

Surf cams

Coastalwatch charges for its live surf cam feed, so we can’t show it here. Nobody pays to be on this site, and we don’t pay to show other people’s paid content either. Have a look on their site: Coastalwatch.

Swim between the red and yellow flags. Patrol times and beach-by-beach info: Beachsafe.

Source: Open-Meteo (modelled, updated hourly). Not for navigation. Which swell and wind suit each beach: surf-forecast.com break guides; patrols from council.