Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
4
0
0
0
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
16
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
37
40
48
82
272
44
58
84
128
380
418
437
1878
2643
2374
263
196
520
2061
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:11PM0.61m
6:21AM0.53m
6:14PM0.58m
6:57AM0.57m
7:23PM0.53m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.16m
12:07PM0.26m
00:38AM0.20m
1:14PM0.21m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
15
13
12
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
15
15
13
9
8
2
1
2
0
-1
1
1
2
1
2
5
5
4
4
5
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