Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.1° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
9
1.5
SW
9
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
80
78
71
35
34
34
43
122
208
181
163
331
351
192
267
240
246
438
556
864
688
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
NW
10
ENE
10
SE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
45
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:02PM0.74m
4:51AM0.43m
2:58PM0.74m
5:38AM0.43m
3:54PM0.72m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.38m
9:53PM0.02m
8:15AM0.38m
10:47PM0.03m
9:15AM0.37m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
14
15
12
12
12
11
9
10
11
12
10
8
7
6
6
10
14
15
12
8
Feels °C
9
10
11
12
11
9
8
6
-1
1
3
5
3
4
2
1
2
6
10
11
6
2
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