Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
2.2° 

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

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 11PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
2 PM
5 PM
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
SW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
1.2
SW
12
0.3
SSW
12
1
SW
6
0.8
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
341
265
239
173
166
67
65
64
60
58
29
36
129
40
34
396
28
80
57
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SSW
25
SSW
5
WSW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
30
WNW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:40AM0.47m
11:19AM0.71m
3:30AM0.48m
12:18PM0.68m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.46m
7:33PM-0.01m
5:58AM0.46m
8:25PM0.02m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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cloud
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light rain
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:54
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5:54
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7:50
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7:52
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1
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Temp °C
16
14
12
12
11
12
14
17
16
16
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
11
13
10
Feels °C
12
10
8
11
8
7
9
13
13
11
10
11
11
11
10
8
8
6
10
7
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