Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
4
4
3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
S
20
2.3
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
3.5
SSW
18
2.4
S
18
2.2
S
17
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
975
556
561
915
1230
1289
1976
3920
4066
4701
5384
8139
7489
3555
2833
1904
1515
1160
978
828
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
W
30
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:54PM0.72m
6:19AM0.44m
4:49PM0.69m
6:54AM0.45m
5:44PM0.64m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.05m
10:18AM0.35m
00:19AM0.09m
11:23AM0.34m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
14
12
10
7
7
6
8
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
11
10
5
4
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
8
11
10
9
6
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