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Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
16.1° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121712161616661515141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5960605856565953147142382115918784120116113706767664239
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
15
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
0
N
0
WSW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		onononononglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
0.64
1:47AM
0.46
10:48AM
0.57
1:56AM
0.49
11:37AM
0.50
2:07AM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
0.11
5:01AM
0.43
6:34PM
0.16
6:40AM
0.41
6:51PM
0.20
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sat
10
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:41-------
Sunset----8:51-------8:51-------8:51---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141817171616161515161616141313141416161717161615
Feels °C (?)131714141316151415141111101010121314121417171715
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