Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
0
0
0
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
17
2.3
SW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
16
2.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1.1
S
13
0.9
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
217
56
46
336
128
400
350
458
404
2790
669
263
196
1305
1728
228
273
377
361
361
355
421
396
Wind (km/h)
10
W
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
SE
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM0.53m
6:14PM0.58m
6:57AM0.57m
7:23PM0.53m
7:34AM0.61m
8:40PM0.49m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.16m
12:07PM0.26m
00:38AM0.20m
1:14PM0.21m
1:16AM0.25m
2:22PM0.16m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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4
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Temp °C
12
10
8
8
10
9
9
8
8
7
7
9
12
12
10
9
7
6
5
8
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
9
4
1
2
2
-1
1
2
2
1
1
5
7
5
3
5
3
2
1
5
6
5
6
4
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