Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
2.5° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
22
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
S
20
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
21
21
14
40
39
39
39
34
172
237
208
217
464
433
419
302
223
220
196
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNE
15
S
0
SE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
0
WSW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
High Tide
1:55PM0.62m
4:22AM0.48m
2:52PM0.61m
4:51AM0.51m
3:53PM0.59m
Low Tide
9:29PM0.11m
8:53AM0.37m
10:08PM0.11m
10:01AM0.33m
10:46PM0.13m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:38
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1
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Temp °C
25
22
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
14
14
13
13
12
13
23
27
29
24
22
Feels °C
21
19
12
15
13
15
15
13
14
12
13
11
11
10
9
22
24
26
24
17
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