Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (28 May)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
17
17
49
44
140
41
40
37
34
34
33
32
29
28
14
14
14
14
13
20
18
17
16
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
W
5
NW
5
SSE
5
S
0
SE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
0
SW
5
W
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:16PM0.65m
5:41AM0.36m
4:43PM0.67m
7:01AM0.35m
5:14PM0.69m
8:30AM0.36m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.20m
9:19AM0.31m
00:37AM0.16m
9:37AM0.34m
1:20AM0.13m
9:47AM0.36m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:28
7:28
7:28
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4:45
4:45
4:45
4:45
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
15
15
16
13
11
12
13
12
14
14
14
12
12
12
10
10
12
13
12
8
7
6
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
19
63
37
36
49
41
43
44
39
50
35
76
75
74
74
73
73
72
72
74
71
49
48
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
45
44
46
45
44
42
41
40
37
34
34
33
32
29
28
14
14
14
14
13
20
18
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
E
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
42
17
17
49
140
28
9
42
12
5
2
7
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
54
2
1
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
14
15
4
4
4
0
4
4
4
15
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
33
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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