Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 2.0°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 8PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 16). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)--
Afternoon (16 Feb)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (16 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)23s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414212019181817171616161615151515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4441408113226733741331530020614614414079135252305330233223210198192
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
35
NE
20
N
30
S
10
NNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offonoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
0.40
6:49AM
0.72
8:51PM
0.42
7:40AM
0.69
9:31PM
0.46
8:36AM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.33
2:25PM
0.09
1:01AM
0.33
3:05PM
0.11
2:13AM
0.32
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset--8:15-------8:14-------8:13-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------141-----------
Temp. °C201918161615152126281917151314161919181716171718
Feels °C (?)131313131210916202415171089101313151312131515
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