Central Coast in numbers
- Coordinates
- -33.3072, 151.2670
- Population
- 346 596
- Region
- New South Wales
- Country
- Australia, Oceania
- Capital
- Canberra — 295 km away
- Same name
- 1 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia
Get the current local time in Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia, a location in the Australia/Sydney time zone (+11).
Central Coast, Australia
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC+11 · Australia/Sydney
Local time in Central Coast
UTC+11 · daylight saving time is active
Local time in Central Coast, New South Wales.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:00 AM Solar noon 12:40 PM Sunset 7:20 PM Daylight 13 h 20 min Night 10 h 40 min Civil twilight 5:34 AM – 7:46 PM
Weather in Central Coast right now
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Central Coast and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 2250 Central Mangrove — 3.0 km away
- 2258 Palm Grove — 5.5 km away
- 2259 Yarramalong — 8.4 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in New South Wales
- Sydney 5 638 830
- Newcastle 508 437
- Wollongong 280 153
- Maitland 89 597
- Coffs Harbour 78 759
- Blue Mountains 78 121
Other places named Central Coast
- Central Coast Tasmania, Australia
Same time zone — Australia/Sydney
- Sydney Australia
Nearby places
- Central Mangrove — 3.0 km
- Peats Ridge — 3.3 km
- Palm Grove — 5.5 km
- Ourimbah — 5.9 km
- Mangrove Mountain — 6.3 km
- Somersby — 6.8 km
Time and daylight in Central Coast
Nearby places like Central Mangrove and Peats Ridge are on Central Coast time.
Central Coast accounts for 3 postal codes.
For Central Coast the applicable zone is Australia/Sydney, running UTC+11. Daylight saving time: Yes.
First light in Central Coast comes at 6:00 AM today; darkness returns after 7:20 PM. The day gives 13 h 20 min of light.
Questions and answers
- Which time zone should I use for Central Coast?
- Use Australia/Sydney for Central Coast; its offset is +11.
- What time zone rules apply in Central Coast — does the clock change for daylight saving time?
- Daylight saving time in Central Coast: Yes.
- How late in the morning does the sun rise in Central Coast?
- It rises at 6:00 AM.