Surf Forecasts:
Coatham Sands surf forecast from 20 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 24 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, NNE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 24 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, NNE swell with 383 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 21 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Coatham Sands this week:
The surf forecast for Coatham Sands over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Coatham Sands in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 24) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Friday (Sep 25) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Thu 24th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 24th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coatham Sands over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | N 10 | E 5 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 21 | 39 | 46 | 42 | 49 | 99 | 69 | 49 | 33 | 161 | 310 | 278 | 232 | 116 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15AM3.92m | 11:40PM4.03m | 12:52PM3.99m | 1:05AM4.18m | 2:03PM4.25m | 2:07AM4.48m | 2:49PM4.57m | 2:52AM4.83m | 3:25PM4.88m | 3:29AM5.18m | 3:58PM5.16m | 4:04AM5.48m | 4:30PM5.38m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM2.75m | 6:51AM2.37m | 7:23PM2.58m | 7:54AM2.08m | 8:16PM2.28m | 8:39AM1.74m | 8:56PM1.95m | 9:17AM1.41m | 9:31PM1.63m | 9:51AM1.11m | 10:03PM1.34m | 10:25AM0.87m | 10:36PM1.12m | ||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 42 | 49 | 99 | 69 | 49 | 33 | — | — | 278 | 232 | 116 | 38 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | SE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNE 8 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 21 | 39 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 161 | 310 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 392 | 402 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 124 | 392 | 48 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 354 | 166 | 75 | 302 | 309 | 310 |
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