Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
165
163
165
231
266
341
215
540
522
499
487
363
354
359
394
404
394
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
E
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
15
E
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:11AM0.45m
12:41PM0.70m
3:55AM0.46m
1:40PM0.68m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.02m
6:12AM0.42m
8:38PM0.03m
7:20AM0.41m
9:26PM0.06m
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cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
10
9
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8
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9
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12
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10
Feels °C
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