Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 23 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 4PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (23 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
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
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
215
152
99
98
96
60
49
14
13
42
104
140
123
80
73
55
93
86
115
109
109
124
126
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
0
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
30
SSW
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
3:05PM0.49m
00:15AM0.56m
3:16PM0.51m
1:10AM0.50m
3:26PM0.54m
2:09AM0.45m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.08m
6:57PM0.44m
7:55AM0.13m
8:18PM0.40m
8:15AM0.18m
9:27PM0.36m
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7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
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4:50
4:49
4:47
4:47
Temp °C
10
11
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
16
16
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
5
6
11
12
13
10
9
9
10
10
15
15
13
12
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
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
E
12
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
249
215
152
99
98
96
60
49
13
34
56
86
140
123
87
86
85
84
78
76
75
15
124
126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
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
S
15
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
15
6
6
16
9
7
4
4
14
17
42
104
85
86
80
73
46
42
86
115
109
73
73
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
8
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
10
0.5
S
15
0.9
ENE
12
Energy kJ
16
6
8
9
15
14
13
12
5
7
6
7
28
55
93
40
22
20
109
218
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
S
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
3
2
1
31
42
1
1
1
10
28
108
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
4
6
16
0
0
15
16
0
8
0
0
0
8
8
4
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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