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Coalcliff surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
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Coalcliff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coalcliff sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Coalcliff today?
The current surf forecast for Coalcliff at 8PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Coalcliff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
370 | 591 | 1039 | 1088 | 1124 | 1168 | 1163 | 1484 | 1888 | 2300 | 2524 | 2510 | 2716 | 2854 | 2673 | 2417 | 2216 | 2214 | 2177 | 2177 | 1957 | 1784 | 1814 | 1814 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:35PM1.04m | 1:21AM1.42m | 2:41PM1.08m | 2:24AM1.31m | 3:41PM1.14m | 3:27AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.48m | 8:22AM0.17m | 8:14PM0.51m | 9:15AM0.21m | 9:29PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | |
— | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
370 | 591 | 47 | 21 | — | 1168 | 1163 | 1484 | 1888 | 2300 | 2524 | 2510 | 2716 | 2854 | 2673 | 2417 | 2216 | 2214 | 2177 | 2177 | 1957 | 1784 | 1814 | 1814 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 8 | ENE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 |
31 | 28 | — | — | — | 18 | 265 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 6 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
259 | 215 | 1039 | 1088 | 1124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 131 | 60 | 60 | 23 | 17 | 50 | 50 | 6 | 23 | 64 | 64 | 28 | 50 | 5 | 50 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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