Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
196
196
196
186
172
120
113
71
70
68
68
69
45
34
33
40
41
41
41
43
42
41
41
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
5
NE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:31PM0.62m
6:48AM0.39m
5:56PM0.64m
8:08AM0.38m
6:25PM0.66m
9:40AM0.38m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.21m
10:57AM0.32m
1:39AM0.17m
11:12AM0.35m
2:25AM0.14m
11:16AM0.38m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:14
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
21
19
18
17
18
19
25
26
23
20
17
16
17
18
20
22
20
20
18
17
17
19
22
21
17
15
14
13
14
15
21
22
19
16
13
11
12
14
16
19
16
16
15
14
14
16
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
196
196
196
196
186
172
120
113
71
70
68
68
69
45
34
33
40
11
41
11
43
19
33
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
16
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
2
2
5
5
4
2
41
12
41
11
42
41
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
24
8
10
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
NE
7
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
ENE
7
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
NNE
3
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
23
1
2
2
2
1
5
12
20
1
241
207
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
7
11
15
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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