Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 9PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 438 | 314 | 776 | 696 | 696 | 859 | 1294 | 6704 | 6449 | 1434 | 1240 | 988 | 952 | 917 | 906 | 1038 | 1051 | 1180 | 991 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:00PM0.75m | 8:43AM0.42m | 6:54PM0.70m | 9:21AM0.44m | 7:48PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM0.04m | 12:14PM0.37m | 2:35AM0.09m | 1:27PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 371 | 438 | 314 | 776 | 696 | 696 | 859 | 1294 | 1652 | 1616 | 1434 | 1240 | 988 | 952 | 917 | 906 | 1038 | 1051 | 1180 | 991 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 31 | 251 | 31 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | — | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 12 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 76 | — | 31 | 12 | 12 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6296 | 6704 | 6449 | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 576 | 56 | 4 |
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