Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 109 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 79 | 93 | 82 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 93 | 85 | 100 | 97 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 117 | 110 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:35AM1.32m | 11:41PM1.19m | 12:19PM1.30m | 00:27AM1.05m | 1:06PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.19m | 5:44PM0.35m | 5:49AM0.29m | 6:39PM0.42m | 6:26AM0.38m | 7:43PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 116 | 83 | 78 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 75 | 70 | 47 | 29 | 117 | 110 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 109 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 51 | 35 | 93 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 93 | 85 | 100 | 97 | 85 | 82 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 10 | S 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 10 | 53 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 41 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 77 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 54 | 42 | 51 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 233 | 0 | 0 |
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