Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
2.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (16 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Nov)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (16 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
3
2
0
2
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
13
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
2.2
SW
12
1
SSW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
596
492
383
336
1304
1380
130
271
1427
334
864
405
623
803
811
1775
1137
506
506
506
503
518
526
518
423
335
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
5
N
10
S
15
SW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
25
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
SE
15
SE
20
ENE
15
E
5
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:48AM0.43m
11:19AM0.63m
2:50AM0.46m
12:15PM0.61m
3:09AM0.49m
1:16PM0.59m
3:35AM0.54m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.43m
7:23PM0.10m
6:08AM0.42m
7:59PM0.10m
7:35AM0.40m
8:36PM0.10m
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Temp °C
7
7
7
11
14
16
14
12
11
12
13
15
16
14
12
10
9
7
7
10
11
13
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
1
1
2
8
11
12
9
9
7
9
9
9
10
7
4
4
6
5
4
7
7
8
10
12
9
8
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