Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | 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 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 48 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 61 | 59 | 89 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 180 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:25AM0.37m | 12:10PM0.61m | 2:33AM0.36m | 12:49PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.23m | 4:43AM0.34m | 8:07PM0.20m | 5:14AM0.35m | 8:50PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | ENE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 50 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 61 | 59 | 89 | 48 | 70 | 65 | 180 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 18 | ENE 7 | SSW 17 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | E 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | — | 48 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | E 10 | S 13 | NE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 5 | E 6 | E 7 | NE 7 | SW 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 26 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
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