Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
524
453
459
487
493
385
359
273
266
259
196
196
193
130
123
121
121
121
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
N
20
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
10
SW
15
W
15
W
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:05PM0.47m
8:59AM0.67m
11:34PM0.45m
9:49AM0.69m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.35m
4:36PM0.08m
3:20AM0.39m
5:41PM0.05m
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Temp °C
18
16
18
20
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Feels °C
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10
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