Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
S
17
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
448
670
983
983
1118
940
869
700
675
548
437
421
316
228
222
163
113
102
68
69
61
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
10
NW
10
N
20
N
25
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:36AM0.43m
8:04PM0.64m
10:09AM0.47m
9:01PM0.59m
10:44AM0.52m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.36m
3:30AM0.13m
2:57PM0.34m
4:05AM0.16m
4:19PM0.31m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
13
14
13
11
8
8
8
8
14
16
13
10
9
9
8
9
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
5
4
9
11
9
6
2
3
3
3
10
12
8
4
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
6
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