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Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
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Coalcliff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coalcliff sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
435 | 387 | 370 | 529 | 1060 | 1088 | 1124 | 1145 | 1075 | 1484 | 2026 | 2340 | 2770 | 2762 | 2762 | 2629 | 2417 | 2375 | 2214 | 2177 | 2180 | 2143 | 1926 | 1786 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:35PM1.04m | 1:21AM1.42m | 2:41PM1.08m | 2:24AM1.31m | 3:41PM1.14m | 3:27AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23AM0.12m | 6:58PM0.48m | 8:22AM0.17m | 8:14PM0.51m | 9:15AM0.21m | 9:29PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | |
— | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | 4:57 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
145 | 173 | 370 | 529 | 47 | 21 | 41 | 1145 | 1075 | 1484 | 2026 | 2340 | 2770 | 2762 | 2762 | 2629 | 2417 | 2375 | 2214 | 2177 | 2180 | 2143 | 1926 | 1786 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | — | SSW 7 | — | SSW 9 | ENE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
4 | 35 | 31 | 28 | — | 10 | — | 26 | 265 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
435 | 387 | 302 | 191 | 1060 | 1088 | 1124 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 17 | 6 | 50 | 50 | 17 | 37 | 64 | 110 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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