Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.6° C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
121
101
99
67
63
59
57
58
67
109
101
190
269
590
612
508
439
447
1500
4116
3609
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
40
W
35
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:55PM0.57m
00:58AM0.38m
1:16PM0.60m
2:14AM0.35m
1:44PM0.63m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.26m
8:04PM0.29m
5:54AM0.29m
8:54PM0.25m
6:10AM0.31m
9:37PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
4
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
10
8
7
7
6
6
6
8
6
5
3
Feels °C
8
9
10
11
10
9
8
10
8
7
7
5
3
1
1
-1
1
-1
-2
-3
-6
-7
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