Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 315 | 211 | 146 | 142 | 135 | 85 | 84 | 176 | 249 | 322 | 311 | 300 | 394 | 367 | 376 | 346 | 433 | 641 | 980 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:12PM0.79m | 7:04AM0.41m | 5:07PM0.78m | 7:58AM0.41m | 6:00PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM-0.01m | 10:09AM0.37m | 1:02AM0.00m | 11:08AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 322 | 315 | 211 | 146 | 142 | 135 | 85 | 11 | 176 | 249 | 322 | 311 | 300 | 394 | 367 | 376 | 346 | 433 | 322 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 84 | 27 | 45 | 54 | 51 | 31 | 55 | 53 | 35 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | E 15 | — | E 12 | SE 14 | NNE 4 | E 13 | SSW 20 | — | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 79 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 31 | 27 | 78 | 6 | 4 | — | 11 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 76 | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 14 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 39 | 38 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 641 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 225 | 224 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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