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Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 9AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (19 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.2
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131312121212121212122322212019181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373617171615156666664291150196190254243475518590146
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
SE
15
S
5
SW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
25
SSE
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onglasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
0.74
10:00PM
0.37
7:49AM
0.73
10:40PM
0.39
8:36AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
0.35
3:07PM
0.08
12:28AM
0.36
3:47PM
0.07
1:34AM
0.37
4:26PM
0.08
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--5:52-------5:54-------5:54-----
Sunset------8:45-------8:45-------8:45-
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------231
Temp. °C141415181818171515141317191817151514151516141313
Feels °C (?)101112121111121112121115161615151414151412755
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