Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.5° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
2
1
1
1
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2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
S
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
2
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
4
SW
16
2
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
684
687
752
752
3171
3709
1077
1049
1060
1342
1414
1219
871
721
588
485
485
478
478
725
2189
4432
7110
2316
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
25
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
00:52AM0.38m
10:22AM0.61m
2:03AM0.39m
11:07AM0.62m
2:41AM0.39m
11:56AM0.63m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.38m
6:32PM0.17m
3:28AM0.38m
7:17PM0.16m
4:32AM0.39m
8:01PM0.15m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
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6:00
6:00
6:01
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Temp °C
9
10
10
11
13
12
11
10
11
11
10
13
18
18
14
15
15
14
12
13
15
15
12
10
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
8
6
6
4
6
7
4
7
13
13
9
8
9
7
5
6
8
9
8
7
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