Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
506 | 234 | 185 | 121 | 110 | 127 | 91 | 88 | 55 | 52 | 39 | 76 | 75 | 118 | 188 | 186 | 178 | 172 | 216 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:39PM0.69m | 6:42AM0.41m | 5:26PM0.68m | 7:18AM0.43m | 6:16PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.12m | 10:41AM0.33m | 00:55AM0.12m | 11:45AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 |
4 | 89 | 87 | 121 | 84 | 127 | 91 | 88 | 49 | 52 | 90 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 82 | 186 | 178 | 172 | 48 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SW 16 | SE 14 | S 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 110 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 55 | 52 | 33 | 34 | 75 | 99 | 188 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 216 | 147 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | — | SE 15 | S 16 | SE 14 | S 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 10 | SSW 19 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
9 | — | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 76 | 18 | 118 | 44 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 4 | W 4 |
506 | 234 | 185 | 121 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 13 | 69 | 79 | 65 | 65 | 7 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 538 | 538 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
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