Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121111111011101010101011121213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12641116905730101399318344316419052310183525033104180292355361447547555
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
10
W
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
5
W
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:37-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset-------5:40-------5:39-------5:37
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1--11321-------11-------
Temp. °C111111111112131413131111111516151212121111121413
Feels °C (?)334799887889811111176656566
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