Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 6PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
471 | 328 | 299 | 292 | 265 | 800 | 731 | 561 | 442 | 373 | 428 | 312 | 261 | 261 | 246 | 286 | 216 | 198 | 191 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.50m | 8:28AM1.18m | 8:27PM1.51m | 9:02AM1.25m | 9:03PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.13m | 2:10PM0.28m | 2:57AM0.10m | 2:50PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
471 | 328 | 299 | 292 | 191 | 800 | 731 | 561 | 442 | 373 | 26 | 312 | 261 | 261 | 246 | 175 | 209 | 190 | 191 | 119 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
41 | 41 | 41 | 50 | 265 | 49 | 46 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 97 | 251 | 216 | 198 | 148 | 151 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
37 | 36 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 54 | 37 | 55 | 55 | 30 | 26 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 428 | — | — | — | — | 286 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 60 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 82 |
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