Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
24
0.3
S
23
0.4
S
22
0.5
S
21
0.6
S
20
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
79
77
65
18
64
26
25
24
44
95
145
229
282
480
465
427
422
413
318
315
419
376
446
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
10
WNW
10
SSE
5
SW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
E
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
20
S
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
High Tide
4:21PM0.50m
2:34AM0.54m
4:35PM0.52m
3:30AM0.50m
4:50PM0.55m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.12m
9:06PM0.39m
9:41AM0.17m
10:10PM0.35m
10:02AM0.21m
11:08PM0.30m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:21
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
15
17
24
22
20
18
16
15
14
15
17
18
15
14
13
11
11
12
17
19
17
16
15
12
10
13
20
20
18
17
14
13
12
12
15
14
13
13
11
8
7
9
13
16
14
13
12
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
S
22
0.5
S
21
0.6
S
20
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
79
79
77
65
18
64
16
15
14
6
41
145
229
282
480
465
427
422
413
318
315
419
376
446
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1
1
6
16
29
16
15
24
21
6
81
78
69
67
43
42
177
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
24
0.3
S
23
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
7
1
6
1
26
25
14
44
95
5
2
2
6
6
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.7
SW
6
0.2
WSW
4
0.7
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
39
2
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
11
15
4
0
0
4
0
0
21
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
6
7
4
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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