Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
2.3° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (12 Nov)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (12 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
178
131
129
123
115
113
81
82
82
82
81
77
73
71
78
86
87
86
263
206
203
263
348
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
20
S
25
S
15
SSE
5
ENE
0
NNW
0
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
NNE
0
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:15AM0.67m
8:56AM0.67m
9:40AM0.66m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.10m
5:28PM0.10m
6:09PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:39
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5:39
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5:37
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5:37
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8:07
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8:08
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8:09
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8:10
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2
2
4
2
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Temp °C
10
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
13
14
17
15
13
11
11
Feels °C
7
11
11
10
8
9
11
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
10
8
9
12
13
14
11
10
7
8
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