Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
4
3
4
4
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
13
2.3
SW
17
1.3
SSW
17
2.2
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
0.7
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
812
2947
917
2374
263
196
191
1972
1680
1730
1583
350
350
414
490
240
832
811
791
640
517
510
441
453
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:57AM0.57m
7:23PM0.53m
7:34AM0.61m
8:40PM0.49m
8:15AM0.64m
Low Tide
00:38AM0.20m
1:14PM0.21m
1:16AM0.25m
2:22PM0.16m
1:55AM0.30m
3:29PM0.12m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
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5:48
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Temp °C
8
8
8
10
12
12
10
10
9
7
6
8
10
10
9
9
7
5
5
11
14
15
16
15
Feels °C
2
2
3
4
5
5
3
6
4
3
2
6
5
6
6
6
3
0
0
6
8
10
10
9
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