Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 127 | 91 | 88 | 55 | 52 | 39 | 76 | 75 | 118 | 188 | 277 | 281 | 252 | 212 | 249 | 307 | 400 | 163 | 459 | 2526 | 557 | 569 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42AM0.41m | 5:26PM0.68m | 7:18AM0.43m | 6:16PM0.65m | 7:54AM0.47m | 7:10PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.12m | 10:41AM0.33m | 00:55AM0.12m | 11:45AM0.32m | 1:32AM0.14m | 12:53PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 78 | 127 | 91 | 88 | 51 | 82 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 68 | 94 | 186 | 178 | 170 | 212 | 249 | 307 | 400 | 151 | 459 | 549 | 557 | 569 | 490 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 110 | 38 | 31 | 27 | 55 | 52 | 33 | 34 | 75 | 103 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 155 | 149 | 99 | 9 | 163 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | S 22 | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 24 | NE 9 | S 22 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 76 | 43 | 118 | 188 | — | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 14 | W 3 | SW 13 | W 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 277 | 281 | 252 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2526 | 1 | 2340 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 56 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 36 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Clifton Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest