Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 128 | 393 | 411 | 458 | 1878 | 745 | 2374 | 263 | 196 | 191 | 1728 | 1975 | 1632 | 366 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14PM0.58m | 6:57AM0.57m | 7:23PM0.53m | 7:34AM0.61m | 8:40PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.20m | 1:14PM0.21m | 1:16AM0.25m | 2:22PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 84 | 128 | 186 | 263 | 322 | 242 | 745 | 669 | 263 | 196 | 113 | 543 | 232 | 236 | 366 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | SSW 17 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 16 | SE 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 404 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 191 | 8 | 84 | 69 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 17 | E 16 | SE 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | N 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | N 8 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | WSW 3 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 110 | 393 | 411 | 458 | 1878 | 2 | 2374 | 173 | 161 | 6 | 1728 | 1975 | 1632 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 890 | 961 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
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