
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 9PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 41 | 41 | 66 | 130 | 129 | 136 | 127 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.20m | 1:01PM1.30m | 1:09AM1.09m | 1:59PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.41m | 6:29AM0.25m | 7:21PM0.42m | 7:17AM0.31m | 8:38PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SSW 5 | E 14 | S 5 | S 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 |
11 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 41 | 41 | 66 | 130 | 129 | 136 | 127 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSW 4 | S 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | S 9 |
10 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | E 8 | E 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | ENE 12 | SSE 12 | E 16 | NE 8 | SE 10 |
5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 5 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
— | 22 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 7 | — | 10 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 135 | 189 | 138 | 233 | 57 | 72 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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