Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 11PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 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 afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1446 | 1576 | 1348 | 1145 | 1131 | 1135 | 1289 | 1121 | 906 | 753 | 636 | 537 | 435 | 417 | 336 | 265 | 243 | 170 | 160 | 155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 7:48PM0.63m | 9:52AM0.47m | 8:44PM0.55m | 10:18AM0.50m | 9:44PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.15m | 2:45PM0.35m | 3:40AM0.21m | 4:05PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
1446 | 7 | 1348 | 1145 | 1131 | 1135 | 1289 | 1121 | 906 | 753 | 636 | 537 | 435 | 417 | 336 | 265 | 243 | 170 | 160 | 155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | E 15 | SE 11 | E 15 | E 12 | E 11 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | — | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1576 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 107 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 0 |
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