Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 11PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
6208 | 1656 | 1452 | 1256 | 1011 | 929 | 1082 | 1096 | 1466 | 1411 | 1348 | 1145 | 1117 | 1121 | 1135 | 1107 | 918 | 763 | 644 | 537 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:54PM0.70m | 9:21AM0.44m | 7:48PM0.63m | 9:52AM0.47m | 8:44PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.09m | 1:27PM0.36m | 3:12AM0.15m | 2:45PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
1652 | 1656 | 1452 | 1256 | 1011 | 929 | 1082 | 1096 | 7 | 1411 | 1348 | 1145 | 1117 | 1121 | 1135 | 1107 | 918 | 763 | 644 | 537 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
25 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | E 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 15 | E 11 | — | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | — | E 13 |
— | — | — | 11 | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6208 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1466 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 85 | 14 | 85 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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