Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 52 | 39 | 76 | 75 | 118 | 188 | 186 | 248 | 230 | 195 | 261 | 469 | 344 | 222 | 158 | 459 | 585 | 2504 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26PM0.68m | 7:18AM0.43m | 6:16PM0.65m | 7:54AM0.47m | 7:10PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.12m | 11:45AM0.32m | 1:32AM0.14m | 12:53PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 51 | 82 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 67 | 45 | 186 | 178 | 170 | 195 | 261 | 469 | 344 | 222 | 157 | 459 | 585 | 594 | 669 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 52 | 33 | 34 | 75 | 92 | 188 | 57 | 28 | 29 | 155 | 103 | 19 | 19 | 72 | 158 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 22 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 39 | 76 | 43 | 118 | 57 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 2 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 248 | 230 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1952 | 2484 | 2504 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 550 |
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