Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
157 | 152 | 150 | 109 | 115 | 117 | 775 | 794 | 548 | 332 | 224 | 137 | 393 | 127 | 91 | 88 | 55 | 52 | 39 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:52PM0.69m | 6:04AM0.39m | 4:39PM0.69m | 6:42AM0.41m | 5:26PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.12m | 9:41AM0.34m | 00:18AM0.12m | 10:41AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
157 | 152 | 150 | 109 | 115 | 117 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 89 | 87 | 121 | 74 | 127 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 75 | 96 | 102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 12 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
27 | 28 | 26 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 110 | 38 | 91 | 88 | 55 | 52 | 34 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | — | SE 4 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | S 16 | SE 14 | S 15 | SW 15 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
4 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 39 | 76 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 775 | 794 | 548 | 332 | 224 | 137 | 393 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 92 | 538 | 538 | 538 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
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