Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 268 | 200 | 134 | 106 | 75 | 82 | 64 | 51 | 54 | 51 | 98 | 52 | 57 | 79 | 86 | 115 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.71m | 10:45AM1.20m | 10:42PM1.60m | 11:33AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM-0.02m | 4:22PM0.27m | 5:24AM0.04m | 5:16PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 66 | 52 | 57 | 79 | 86 | 115 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 8 | S 5 | S 10 | S 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 51 | 36 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 16 | E 8 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 21 | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 27 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 22 | 54 | 9 | — | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 355 | 268 | 200 | 134 | 106 | 75 | 82 | 64 | 33 | — | 7 | 98 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 164 | 119 | 60 | 51 | 59 | 23 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 |
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