
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
175 | 172 | 142 | 139 | 133 | 119 | 94 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 258 | 434 | 739 | 731 | 449 | 776 | 1002 | 1674 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08AM0.91m | 3:52PM1.26m | 4:21AM0.87m | 4:46PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.51m | 8:56AM0.45m | 10:46PM0.48m | 9:50AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 |
175 | 172 | 142 | 139 | 133 | 119 | 94 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 258 | 434 | 463 | 416 | 449 | 776 | 1002 | 1674 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
20 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 38 | 33 | 53 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | S 10 | — | SW 4 | — | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 8 | — |
3 | — | 8 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 63 | 28 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | WNW 2 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 61 | 6 | 7 | 739 | 731 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 118 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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