Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)151516161616161615151515151516161515151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)422422619788715654554463402392318348428539793534500597494487397392387284
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
NW
25
W
20
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
E
25
E
10
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offcrosscrossononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
0.50
9:43AM
0.48
10:06PM
0.53
10:49AM
0.43
10:33PM
0.56
12:03PM
0.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.29
3:39PM
0.29
4:52AM
0.27
3:56PM
0.32
5:53AM
0.24
4:13PM
0.35
Thu
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset-------7:46-------7:45-------7:44
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201816151315171717151314131514141313121212121314
Feels °C (?)16151111111313121512911101176578889911
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