Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 274 | 305 | 195 | 191 | 233 | 191 | 247 | 196 | 192 | 153 | 121 | 123 | 96 | 98 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:10PM1.24m | 5:09AM0.86m | 5:08PM1.28m | 6:02AM0.91m | 5:56PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.56m | 11:18PM0.44m | 10:20AM0.54m | 00:07AM0.38m | 11:18AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 |
13 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 274 | 305 | 195 | 153 | 233 | 191 | 247 | 196 | 192 | 153 | 121 | 123 | 96 | 98 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | S 18 | ENE 9 | S 10 |
3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 191 | 90 | 68 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | W 3 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 16 | NE 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | E 13 | S 17 | ENE 9 |
2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 80 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 34 | 33 | 39 | 19 | 47 | 65 | 159 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 250 | 325 | 260 | 50 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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