Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- 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 8AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s 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 and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| 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 23°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1017 | 836 | 589 | 423 | 304 | 212 | 145 | 189 | 146 | 730 | 1735 | 1451 | 1397 | 935 | 898 | 1063 | 1913 | 7110 | 2275 | 2167 | 1707 | 1459 | 1074 | 764 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:07AM0.40m | 12:47PM0.64m | 3:35AM0.40m | 1:39PM0.65m | 4:05AM0.42m | 2:30PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.38m | 8:43PM0.14m | 6:47AM0.37m | 9:24PM0.13m | 7:51AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | E 12 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1017 | 836 | 589 | 423 | 304 | 212 | 145 | 189 | 146 | 373 | 3 | — | — | 935 | 898 | 1063 | 1913 | 2485 | 2275 | 2167 | 1707 | 1459 | 1074 | 764 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | S 11 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 16 | W 4 | — | — | SW 3 | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 669 | 730 | 1735 | 1451 | 1397 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 7110 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 33 | 576 | 577 | 729 | 799 | 761 | 1042 | 452 | 56 | 85 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 761 | 15 | 0 |
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