Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.5°C
0.2° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
9
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
SW
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
152
150
109
115
117
775
794
548
332
224
137
393
127
91
88
55
52
39
76
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
SE
5
SE
10
NW
15
W
15
W
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
0
SSE
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52PM0.69m
6:04AM0.39m
4:39PM0.69m
6:42AM0.41m
5:26PM0.68m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.12m
9:41AM0.34m
00:18AM0.12m
10:41AM0.33m
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
4
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
11
11
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
7
6
7
13
15
14
12
Feels °C
12
11
10
8
8
5
1
0
0
2
4
5
5
4
2
2
9
13
11
8
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