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Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 30 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C
 (Which is 2.1°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 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111127121313131212121212121212129121266611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73681410143444625856565655543427309916477118170207425
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
35
S
20
S
5
WSW
10
NW
10
SSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		onononglassglassglasscross-
off		crossononglasscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48AM
0.78
7:46PM
0.39
5:39AM
0.79
8:50PM
0.39
6:30AM
0.78
9:45PM
0.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46PM
0.00
10:29PM
0.37
1:42PM
0.00
11:14PM
0.37
2:35PM
0.02
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise--6:07-------6:09-------6:09-----
Sunset------8:37-------8:36-------8:35-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------13121-
Temp. °C141313141616161515141517181715151414131111121211
Feels °C (?)131313131312141415141517171211141112833323
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