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Clifton Beach Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 22s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 24 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | |
113 | 364 | 707 | 1092 | 972 | 899 | 562 | 427 | 329 | 300 | 218 | 215 | 142 | 128 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 92 | 141 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.60m | 3:35PM0.59m | 3:03AM0.56m | 4:10PM0.64m | 4:21AM0.52m | 4:48PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.10m | 9:23PM0.29m | 9:30AM0.14m | 10:33PM0.21m | 10:13AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 |
 kJ | 61 | 364 | 707 | 1092 | 972 | 899 | 562 | 427 | 329 | 300 | 218 | 215 | 142 | 128 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 92 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 113 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 102 | 115 | 107 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 |
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