Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 24 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 1PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (24 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
42
104
140
123
80
73
70
93
86
115
110
188
143
147
155
104
98
105
73
96
100
66
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
20
S
20
SSW
30
SSE
25
SE
35
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16PM0.51m
1:10AM0.50m
3:26PM0.54m
2:09AM0.45m
3:38PM0.58m
3:14AM0.40m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.13m
8:18PM0.40m
8:15AM0.18m
9:27PM0.36m
8:31AM0.22m
10:23PM0.30m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
7:26
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4:49
4:47
4:47
4:46
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
15
15
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
6
7
4
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
ENE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
13
34
86
86
140
123
87
86
85
84
78
76
110
113
127
124
155
104
98
105
73
96
100
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
14
17
42
104
85
86
80
73
70
41
86
115
75
73
73
49
48
48
49
50
55
55
23
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
8
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
S
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
E
12
Energy kJ
14
13
12
4
7
7
28
55
93
39
22
8
188
23
21
53
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
2
27
66
150
143
147
109
109
117
102
97
94
54
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
16
0
15
32
0
0
0
8
8
8
85
226
226
226
21
21
21
226
15
15
15
15
7
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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