Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 7AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 143 | 102 | 99 | 98 | 92 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 40 | 48 | 48 | 71 | 264 | 79 | 84 | 865 | 289 | 266 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:12AM0.46m | 4:15PM0.64m | 5:46AM0.49m | 5:11PM0.61m | 6:21AM0.53m | 6:14PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.12m | 9:57AM0.32m | 11:22PM0.13m | 11:01AM0.30m | 00:00AM0.16m | 12:07PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | -2 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 21 | E 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 139 | 143 | 102 | 99 | 98 | 92 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 40 | 48 | 48 | 71 | 36 | 36 | 84 | 6 | 289 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | E 3 | — | E 5 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | SW 5 | E 11 | S 21 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | E 17 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 79 | 35 | 3 | 6 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | S 24 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 22 | SSW 22 | E 11 | — | — | E 17 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 46 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 14 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 20 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 264 | 23 | 19 | 865 | 62 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 538 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 570 | 505 | 580 | 8 | 8 |
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