Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
2.5° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)19s
Evening (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
19
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
S
20
0.6
S
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
172
237
208
217
464
433
419
302
223
220
196
273
283
368
364
348
333
428
428
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
S
10
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
W
10
S
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-off
High Tide
2:52PM0.61m
4:51AM0.51m
3:53PM0.59m
5:23AM0.55m
4:58PM0.57m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.11m
10:01AM0.33m
10:46PM0.13m
11:08AM0.28m
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clear
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Temp °C
14
13
14
13
12
12
13
23
28
26
24
22
18
15
16
21
19
24
20
19
Feels °C
11
10
13
12
10
9
10
21
25
24
22
17
14
11
12
19
17
20
18
18
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