Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.1° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2467
2281
507
929
919
763
589
446
284
196
191
165
118
186
169
191
423
504
547
534
628
636
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SE
5
E
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:07AM0.55m
9:22PM0.52m
9:46AM0.59m
10:41PM0.48m
10:30AM0.63m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.25m
3:21AM0.25m
4:32PM0.20m
4:01AM0.29m
5:43PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
11
13
15
13
11
9
7
7
12
18
16
14
13
12
11
10
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
9
11
13
11
8
5
2
1
7
13
10
9
9
8
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
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