Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
832
940
791
750
623
623
537
453
459
487
493
385
359
350
341
259
196
196
191
128
123
121
121
123
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
0
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
8:15AM0.64m
10:05PM0.47m
8:59AM0.67m
11:34PM0.45m
9:49AM0.69m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.30m
3:29PM0.12m
2:36AM0.35m
4:36PM0.08m
3:20AM0.39m
5:41PM0.05m
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Temp °C
7
5
5
10
15
18
18
16
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21
18
21
19
19
18
16
14
12
12
16
19
18
16
14
Feels °C
3
1
0
5
9
13
13
11
14
16
14
19
19
19
18
15
12
10
10
14
17
14
12
12
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