Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.8° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
22
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
49
120
117
149
146
144
98
95
95
35
33
40
21
21
14
40
39
39
39
73
174
235
206
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
15
E
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
WNW
5
SE
5
S
0
WSW
10
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:36AM0.43m
12:59PM0.63m
3:56AM0.45m
1:55PM0.62m
4:22AM0.48m
2:52PM0.61m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.41m
8:51PM0.12m
7:41AM0.39m
9:29PM0.11m
8:53AM0.37m
10:08PM0.11m
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clear
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cloud
rain showers
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clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
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clear
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6:11
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6:09
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7:36
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7:37
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1
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Temp °C
14
13
12
20
21
20
18
21
18
17
18
24
26
16
17
15
15
15
17
24
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
9
7
16
15
17
16
16
13
12
14
21
22
16
17
16
15
13
15
22
12
13
13
14
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