Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.8° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 1AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)17s
Afternoon (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
0
1
1
!
3
3
4
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
2
S
16
4.5
SW
16
2.2
S
17
2
S
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1049
1418
2141
8675
2734
2221
1940
1512
1117
917
636
522
429
341
269
258
184
181
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
20
SSE
20
ENE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
E
5
SSE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:05AM0.42m
2:30PM0.66m
4:38AM0.44m
3:21PM0.65m
Low Tide
9:24PM0.13m
7:51AM0.36m
10:05PM0.12m
8:53AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
11
14
12
11
10
9
7
6
9
14
15
12
11
Feels °C
1
1
2
3
4
6
11
6
5
6
5
3
2
5
10
10
9
9
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