Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 11PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
408
494
397
387
187
276
284
218
218
165
165
163
165
231
266
341
215
540
522
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:14AM0.45m
11:41AM0.70m
3:11AM0.45m
12:41PM0.70m
Low Tide
6:44PM0.03m
5:07AM0.42m
7:44PM0.02m
6:12AM0.42m
8:38PM0.03m
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
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5:41
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6:39
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6:15
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6:16
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7:19
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
10
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
6
7
6
8
8
6
7
9
7
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
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