Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm 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)--
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

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
104
140
123
80
73
70
93
86
115
110
208
257
269
109
104
98
105
73
107
98
65
61
57
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
15
E
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
glassy
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
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
8:18PM0.40m
8:15AM0.18m
9:27PM0.36m
8:31AM0.22m
10:23PM0.30m
8:45AM0.26m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:49
4:47
4:47
4:46
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
12
2
1
3
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
12
13
12
11
12
10
8
8
7
6
6
4
4
6
7
8
9
12
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
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
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
1.1
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
86
86
140
123
80
86
85
84
78
76
110
113
127
124
109
104
98
105
73
107
98
159
68
113
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
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
0.5
E
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
42
104
85
86
87
73
70
41
86
115
75
73
73
75
48
27
23
21
52
50
65
37
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
E
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
E
13
Energy kJ
12
4
7
7
28
55
93
39
22
8
49
61
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
Energy kJ
2
5
1
9
45
208
257
269
250
248
270
280
234
204
191
339
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
11
32
4
0
0
0
0
8
56
85
140
226
226
107
226
226
226
226
226
15
14
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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