
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 172 | 237 | 208 | 217 | 464 | 433 | 419 | 302 | 223 | 220 | 196 | 273 | 262 | 340 | 360 | 318 | 304 | 315 | 438 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | on | off |
High Tide | 4:22AM0.48m | 2:52PM0.61m | 4:51AM0.51m | 3:53PM0.59m | 5:23AM0.55m | 4:58PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.37m | 10:08PM0.11m | 10:01AM0.33m | 10:46PM0.13m | 11:08AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 17 | 172 | 237 | 208 | 217 | 464 | 433 | 419 | 302 | 223 | 220 | 92 | 273 | 262 | 340 | 360 | 12 | 304 | 315 | 438 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 20 | S 19 | ENE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 19 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 122 | 6 | 14 | 13 | — | 8 | 21 | 196 | 53 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 81 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | E 8 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 6 | — |
36 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 13 | 13 | 125 | — | — | 1 | 16 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | SSW 18 | S 3 | — | ENE 9 |
— | — | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 38 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 5 | 99 | 189 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 318 | 2 | — | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 505 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 447 | 8 | 0 |
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