
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s 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 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
304 | 202 | 145 | 187 | 202 | 851 | 1594 | 1433 | 1455 | 1077 | 1049 | 1248 | 7240 | 2750 | 2499 | 2440 | 1940 | 1512 | 1117 | 904 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:47PM0.64m | 3:35AM0.40m | 1:39PM0.65m | 4:05AM0.42m | 2:30PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.14m | 6:47AM0.37m | 9:24PM0.13m | 7:51AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 17 | E 12 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
304 | 202 | 145 | 187 | 202 | 368 | 3 | — | — | 1077 | 1049 | 1248 | 2244 | 2750 | 2499 | 2440 | 1940 | 1512 | 1117 | 904 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 16 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
5 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 721 | 851 | 1594 | 1433 | 1455 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 7240 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 85 | 584 | 580 | 799 | 761 | 1042 | 452 | 14 | 85 | 14 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 447 |
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