Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 27 | 42 | 51 | 104 | 125 | 109 | 157 | 152 | 148 | 93 | 102 | 108 | 114 | 71 | 293 | 866 | 1330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:30AM0.84m | 3:25PM1.20m | 4:41AM0.89m | 4:27PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM0.47m | 8:36AM0.61m | 10:36PM0.43m | 9:51AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 18 |
| kJ | 41 | 27 | 42 | 51 | 104 | 125 | 69 | 28 | 152 | 148 | 51 | 102 | 108 | 114 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 4 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 7 | S 10 | S 17 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | E 12 | E 11 | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 63 | 109 | 157 | 25 | 54 | 93 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | NE 4 | S 7 | NE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | — | E 11 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 48 | 20 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 2 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 71 | 293 | 866 | 1330 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 199 | 669 | 340 | 328 |
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