Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)1212121214121212122012128910101010101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21719815515521311722223729237761872469732856863954951954890810736682525
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise--6:41-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset-----5:36-------5:35-------5:32--
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----21------------------
Temp. °C12111115141613121211101112119101010101111111110
Feels °C (?)8761111942221221-100-1011245
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