Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
2.2° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.8
SW
5
1
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
229
198
187
135
133
95
90
87
60
60
61
31
30
29
29
71
30
48
36
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
0
SSW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
5
N
5
N
15
WSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:30AM0.50m
2:18PM0.59m
4:51AM0.52m
3:18PM0.54m
Low Tide
9:09PM0.06m
8:42AM0.42m
9:46PM0.11m
9:55AM0.38m
10:15PM0.16m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
15
17
13
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
12
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
10
8
9
13
15
10
5
6
5
5
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