Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
151 | 142 | 97 | 94 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:08AM0.38m | 11:36AM0.59m | 1:25AM0.37m | 12:10PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.26m | 4:26AM0.33m | 7:21PM0.23m | 4:43AM0.34m | 8:07PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
151 | 142 | 97 | 94 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 13 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
— | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 8 | SW 8 | E 12 | E 8 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | S 10 | E 10 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — |
2 | 19 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 447 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
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