Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.8° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
196
191
128
123
121
121
121
121
147
189
243
288
380
494
402
387
269
273
284
218
218
218
163
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
15
N
10
NW
20
W
20
WSW
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:34PM0.45m
9:49AM0.69m
1:00AM0.45m
10:43AM0.70m
2:14AM0.45m
11:41AM0.70m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.39m
5:41PM0.05m
4:09AM0.41m
6:44PM0.03m
5:07AM0.42m
7:44PM0.02m
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Temp °C
15
14
14
18
19
18
14
12
10
10
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
13
14
12
16
13
13
11
8
8
8
7
8
7
8
10
9
8
9
8
8
7
5
6
7
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