Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.5° C
0.8° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (16 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 Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
927
1009
939
749
597
468
376
632
919
1081
888
694
457
353
326
305
301
273
187
208
202
198
187
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
E
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:50AM0.42m
8:04PM0.72m
11:29AM0.44m
8:56PM0.64m
11:57AM0.47m
9:49PM0.56m
Low Tide
3:18AM-0.00m
1:09PM0.41m
4:06AM0.05m
2:33PM0.41m
4:45AM0.11m
4:05PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:55
4:57
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
11
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
5
6
6
5
9
12
11
7
7
7
7
6
7
12
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
12
11
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