
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 5PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
357 | 478 | 604 | 574 | 360 | 351 | 422 | 270 | 234 | 256 | 206 | 206 | 222 | 226 | 240 | 235 | 225 | 220 | 217 | 168 | 158 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:26AM1.42m | 8:39PM1.39m | 9:03AM1.49m | 9:21PM1.33m | 9:42AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM0.17m | 2:46AM0.12m | 3:19PM0.14m | 3:22AM0.16m | 4:07PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
84 | 69 | 59 | 44 | 360 | 351 | 29 | 270 | 234 | 256 | 206 | 206 | 222 | 226 | 240 | 235 | 225 | 220 | 217 | 168 | 133 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 15 | NE 8 | E 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 21 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 17 |
— | — | — | 7 | 36 | 33 | 71 | 31 | 36 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 123 | 158 | 270 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 15 | NE 7 | NE 9 | — | — | S 14 | E 6 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 21 | S 15 | SSW 12 | NE 9 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 46 | — | 67 | 25 | 39 | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 45 | 34 | 5 | 51 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
357 | 478 | 604 | 574 | 132 | 99 | 422 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 21 | 35 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 66 | 98 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 66 | 110 | 82 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 495 | 82 | 82 | 0 |
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