Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.7° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.6
W
4
0.3
SW
11
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
224
203
142
130
157
155
89
87
88
61
61
35
31
30
29
29
28
14
12
22
82
114
480
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
30
NNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:53PM0.75m
4:43AM0.43m
3:41PM0.79m
6:07AM0.42m
4:31PM0.81m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.27m
10:21PM0.06m
8:53AM0.32m
11:24PM-0.00m
9:37AM0.35m
00:27AM-0.04m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:37
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4:50
4:51
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
11
12
10
8
7
6
6
9
13
13
12
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
Feels °C
3
2
7
8
6
3
1
0
0
3
7
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
2
-1
-1
0
1
3
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