Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.6° C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
128
98
90
84
73
94
92
94
86
65
68
47
79
145
326
408
366
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:24AM0.35m
3:37PM0.69m
6:14AM0.35m
4:20PM0.71m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.15m
7:57AM0.33m
11:40PM0.13m
8:42AM0.34m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
7
6
8
9
10
8
8
8
8
9
12
12
10
8
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