Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 24 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 7AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (24 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
29
14
13
42
104
140
123
80
73
55
93
86
115
110
181
213
187
181
137
108
105
73
105
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
SW
20
S
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
10
WSW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
00:15AM0.56m
3:16PM0.51m
1:10AM0.50m
3:26PM0.54m
2:09AM0.45m
3:38PM0.58m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.13m
8:18PM0.40m
8:15AM0.18m
9:27PM0.36m
8:31AM0.22m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
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4:49
4:47
4:47
2
3
2
3
5
8
3
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
9
7
5
4
3
7
10
8
9
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
ENE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.8
SE
7
Energy kJ
60
29
13
34
86
86
140
123
87
86
85
84
78
76
110
112
127
126
109
104
108
105
73
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
4
13
14
17
42
104
85
86
80
73
46
41
86
115
75
73
73
49
48
73
73
76
54
105
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
13
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
8
0.3
SW
11
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
10
1
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
12
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.4
E
13
Energy kJ
7
4
14
13
12
4
18
7
28
55
93
39
22
8
289
156
23
21
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
S
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
23
66
181
213
187
181
137
118
116
111
92
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
4
6
16
0
15
14
11
0
0
0
0
0
36
56
56
56
56
36
14
4
0
0
16
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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