
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2653 | 631 | 536 | 423 | 346 | 341 | 331 | 239 | 173 | 166 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 29 | 34 | 64 | 235 | 43 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 35 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24AM0.46m | 10:21AM0.73m | 2:40AM0.47m | 11:19AM0.71m | 3:30AM0.48m | 12:18PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.45m | 6:35PM-0.02m | 4:39AM0.46m | 7:33PM-0.01m | 5:58AM0.46m | 8:25PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 |
724 | 631 | 536 | 423 | 346 | 341 | 331 | 239 | 173 | 166 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 45 | 43 | 56 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | ENE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 12 |
4 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — |
2653 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 34 | 64 | 235 | — | 12 | 46 | 12 | 15 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 36 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 538 | 538 | 0 | 0 |
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