Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 600 | 455 | 299 | 235 | 251 | 219 | 239 | 210 | 175 | 195 | 197 | 111 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:51AM0.90m | 1:07PM1.22m | 2:04AM0.84m | 2:14PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.44m | 6:17AM0.53m | 8:15PM0.48m | 7:18AM0.59m | 9:31PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 600 | 455 | 299 | 235 | 251 | 219 | 239 | 210 | 175 | 139 | 109 | 111 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 91 | 72 | 72 | 64 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 41 | 197 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | E 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 7 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 57 | 55 | 96 | 145 | 195 | 31 | 98 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | N 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | NE 4 | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 24 |
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