
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
832 | 940 | 791 | 750 | 623 | 623 | 537 | 453 | 459 | 487 | 493 | 385 | 359 | 350 | 341 | 259 | 196 | 196 | 191 | 128 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15AM0.64m | 10:05PM0.47m | 8:59AM0.67m | 11:34PM0.45m | 9:49AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.30m | 3:29PM0.12m | 2:36AM0.35m | 4:36PM0.08m | 3:20AM0.39m | 5:41PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
832 | 940 | 791 | 750 | 623 | 623 | 537 | 453 | 459 | 487 | 493 | 385 | 359 | 350 | 341 | 259 | 196 | 196 | 191 | 128 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 |
8 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | E 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 59 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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