Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). 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 (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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)
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
2
!
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
3
SW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
700
561
441
348
377
389
557
736
3515
860
883
952
1148
939
749
605
468
243
625
754
951
1081
888
669
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:17PM0.81m
9:55AM0.41m
7:11PM0.78m
10:50AM0.42m
8:04PM0.72m
11:29AM0.44m
Low Tide
2:25AM-0.04m
12:01PM0.40m
3:18AM-0.00m
1:09PM0.41m
4:06AM0.05m
2:33PM0.41m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:54
4:55
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
12
13
13
14
14
13
11
10
11
10
11
13
13
11
10
11
11
12
13
14
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
6
10
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
8
9
11
10
7
6
7
6
8
10
11
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