Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
3.2° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
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2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
3
SW
14
1.5
S
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
34
33
65
105
206
267
344
339
657
950
1285
2774
4546
4695
4984
4584
1418
4168
978
3325
2971
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:52AM0.71m
10:17PM0.46m
8:37AM0.73m
11:52PM0.45m
9:27AM0.74m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.04m
2:06AM0.38m
4:29PM0.00m
2:49AM0.42m
5:33PM-0.02m
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5:58
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Temp °C
9
12
14
15
12
11
12
13
13
13
15
14
11
10
10
11
12
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
5
7
7
9
6
5
6
9
7
7
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
8
10
12
12
11
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