Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.0° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 8PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)8ft (2.5m)18s
Evening (09 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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)
0
0
0
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3
4
4
0
1
2
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4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
4.5
SW
17
2.3
S
18
2
S
17
1.8
S
16
3.5
SW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
1.6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3809
4701
5470
8139
11113
3273
2385
1735
5537
1195
991
3375
3797
4368
5605
6106
6486
6018
5205
1560
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:49PM0.69m
6:54AM0.45m
5:44PM0.64m
7:24AM0.47m
6:40PM0.58m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.09m
11:23AM0.34m
00:58AM0.14m
12:31PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
12
15
16
14
13
11
9
8
10
15
17
13
10
Feels °C
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
10
11
11
9
7
6
5
4
7
12
13
10
8
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