Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.4°C
2.0° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 01). 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 (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.9
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
100
70
54
51
235
123
77
113
152
246
339
301
293
233
229
201
141
137
96
95
90
60
60
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
10
SSE
10
N
5
W
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
ESE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:30AM0.48m
12:18PM0.68m
4:04AM0.48m
1:19PM0.64m
4:30AM0.50m
2:18PM0.59m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.46m
8:25PM0.02m
7:22AM0.44m
9:09PM0.06m
8:42AM0.42m
9:46PM0.11m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
12
12
14
14
14
13
12
10
9
10
12
14
14
14
13
13
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
7
6
10
10
11
9
10
5
5
7
9
10
10
10
11
12
10
11
8
8
7
8
11
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