Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
!
4
4
3
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
907
491
307
463
705
705
1070
1743
2172
2266
2088
2027
1726
1499
2230
3056
2610
1474
683
1198
560
551
633
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
NW
25
W
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:49PM0.66m
1:48PM0.43m
10:43PM0.65m
2:04PM0.46m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.10m
6:04AM0.09m
3:52PM0.42m
6:44AM0.08m
5:27PM0.41m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:06
5:05
5:04
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
9
10
10
9
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
15
15
13
12
3
0
-1
2
2
4
3
6
4
3
2
2
4
5
6
7
7
8
8
9
12
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
S
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
0.1
E
10
1.3
SSW
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
107
22
104
307
463
705
705
10
10
8
8
2
2
2
2
1137
951
704
606
2
538
2
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
S
18
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
21
162
21
20
20
10
10
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
1.4
SW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
261
907
491
75
52
7
4
1070
1743
2172
2266
2088
2027
1726
1499
2230
3056
2610
1474
683
1198
560
551
633
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
4
1
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
Distance (km)
8
761
9
8
14
14
36
4
729
729
761
224
224
8
4
0
4
0
0
0
4
8
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
1
5
4
4
4
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
5
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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