Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Issued: 9 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year


How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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 Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
1.3
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
1.4
SW
9
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
17
4
SSW
17
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
17
2.2
S
17
2
S
17
1.9
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
45
88
86
283
270
258
918
227
290
1108
1236
1380
1748
2309
2976
3870
4423
9477
4037
3404
2813
2246
1840
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
NNW
25
N
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:29PM0.70m
10:59AM0.39m
8:13PM0.68m
11:21AM0.43m
9:03PM0.65m
11:47AM0.47m
Low Tide
3:38AM0.09m
12:57PM0.39m
4:12AM0.09m
2:29PM0.40m
4:46AM0.10m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:45
4:45
4:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
9
9
8
9
12
10
9
8
8
7
6
7
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
6
6
3
4
4
5
7
2
2
0
1
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
-2
0
1
2
4
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.2
E
10
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
10
4
SSW
17
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
17
2.2
S
17
2
S
17
1.9
S
16
Energy kJ
48
45
88
86
283
270
258
8
227
196
8
2
2
4
9477
4037
3404
2813
2246
1840
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.1
E
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
20
3
11
41
2
15
8
7
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
3
11
1
8
7
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
NE
9
0.3
W
2
1.3
SW
17
1.1
SW
7
1.4
SW
9
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
18
Energy kJ
2
5
2
1
14
1
918
140
290
1108
1236
1380
1748
2309
2976
3870
4423
4533
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
9
1
1
5
5
2
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
6
4
0
4
4
0
14
729
14
571
14
140
580
580
107
107
107
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
4
5
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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