Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 12PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 61 | 59 | 89 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 123 | 174 | 313 | 298 | 407 | 1513 | 1486 | 1487 | 2449 | 773 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:10PM0.61m | 2:33AM0.36m | 12:49PM0.63m | 3:25AM0.36m | 1:33PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.34m | 8:07PM0.20m | 5:14AM0.35m | 8:50PM0.18m | 6:01AM0.35m | 9:33PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | — | SSW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
10 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 61 | 59 | 89 | 47 | 70 | 65 | 123 | 174 | 313 | 298 | 407 | 3 | — | 90 | 1241 | 773 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 24 | — | — | — | S 20 |
31 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 6 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | W 4 |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 1513 | 1486 | 1487 | 2449 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 505 | 16 | 36 | 36 | 92 | 576 | 584 | 580 | 56 | 4 | 14 |
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