Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.2° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
404
394
376
276
295
446
568
1493
1507
1346
1049
487
764
1189
1045
1009
857
737
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
40
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
S
10
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:29AM0.47m
3:38PM0.65m
5:58AM0.48m
4:35PM0.61m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.06m
9:28AM0.39m
11:09PM0.09m
10:34AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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7:21
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7:22
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1
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Temp °C
13
11
8
9
11
12
11
9
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
10
9
3
3
3
5
2
-1
-1
-2
1
2
3
6
5
6
3
3
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