Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 2.5°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 12PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)13135131212151717171716161515141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32290589287323637589101511601107890734679537501383366290350345427427345
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:08AM
0.67
6:05PM
0.45
4:02AM
0.65
6:29PM
0.46
4:55AM
0.61
6:51PM
0.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
0.08
9:43PM
0.39
11:40AM
0.11
10:46PM
0.37
12:14PM
0.15
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--7:20-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset-----7:08-------7:07-------7:05--
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111213141414141312111113171917161514141416171716
Feels °C (?)889997610109810151615151413131314151615
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