Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.7° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1 PM
4 PM
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)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
722
452
357
331
305
233
226
186
208
205
248
235
184
177
125
119
86
84
57
56
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:56PM0.64m
11:57AM0.47m
9:49PM0.56m
12:18PM0.50m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.41m
4:45AM0.11m
4:05PM0.40m
5:14AM0.17m
5:36PM0.38m
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:57
4:57
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
14
15
15
13
Feels °C
6
10
10
7
6
8
7
8
10
10
12
10
9
10
9
8
12
12
12
8
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