
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coalcliff today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 11AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
786 | 701 | 618 | 550 | 489 | 423 | 378 | 335 | 326 | 279 | 397 | 336 | 291 | 214 | 202 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 143 | 181 | 141 | 135 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.34m | 8:26PM1.54m | 8:58AM1.39m | 9:08PM1.45m | 9:35AM1.42m | 9:48PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.03m | 2:14PM0.18m | 2:48AM0.06m | 2:59PM0.17m | 3:21AM0.11m | 3:44PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 |
786 | 701 | 618 | 550 | 489 | 423 | 378 | 335 | 326 | 279 | 397 | 336 | 291 | 214 | 202 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 143 | 181 | 141 | 135 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | NE 4 | S 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 62 | 113 | 116 | 175 | 166 | 113 | 138 | 127 | 119 | 109 | 12 | 47 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 135 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | ENE 13 |
9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 63 | 86 | 111 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 449 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 449 | 0 | 0 |
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