Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 284 | 331 | 362 | 284 | 277 | 525 | 679 | 532 | 1141 | 858 | 671 | 563 | 666 | 333 | 374 | 257 | 300 | 234 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03PM0.71m | 7:46AM0.36m | 5:46PM0.71m | 8:26AM0.37m | 6:29PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.11m | 10:18AM0.34m | 1:45AM0.10m | 11:15AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 355 | 284 | 331 | 362 | 284 | 277 | 525 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 341 | 19 | 18 | 67 | 169 | 132 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 19 | SE 13 | E 16 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | — | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 96 | 7 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 111 | — | — | 16 | 56 | 55 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 16 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | — | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | W 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 679 | 532 | 1141 | 858 | 671 | 563 | 666 | 333 | 374 | 257 | 300 | 234 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 714 | 714 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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