Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5AM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5800 | 1537 | 1591 | 1407 | 1344 | 912 | 734 | 596 | 581 | 280 | 336 | 596 | 421 | 333 | 256 | 237 | 169 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:40PM0.58m | 7:52AM0.50m | 7:40PM0.52m | 8:18AM0.53m | 8:46PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.20m | 1:39PM0.29m | 1:56AM0.26m | 2:46PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1728 | 1537 | 1591 | 1407 | 1344 | 912 | 734 | 596 | 581 | 280 | 336 | 596 | 421 | 333 | 256 | 237 | 169 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 170 | 107 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 5 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 5800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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