Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 73 | 70 | 62 | 93 | 85 | 100 | 97 | 85 | 85 | 78 | 262 | 110 | 83 | 81 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 34 | 41 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.30m | 00:27AM1.05m | 1:06PM1.26m | 1:22AM0.93m | 2:01PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM0.29m | 6:39PM0.42m | 6:26AM0.38m | 7:43PM0.48m | 7:08AM0.47m | 8:57PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 82 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 62 | 11 | 110 | 83 | 81 | 50 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 8 | E 11 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 41 | 60 | 93 | 85 | 100 | 97 | 85 | 82 | 78 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 53 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 5 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 89 | 73 | 70 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 33 | 262 | 38 | 55 | 65 | 78 | 57 | 49 | 43 | 34 | 41 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 110 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 5 | 0 |
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