Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.2
S
21
0.3
SSW
21
1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
51
54
55
56
32
31
38
40
48
82
42
325
36
84
334
734
515
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
20
NNW
10
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:15PM0.64m
5:46AM0.49m
5:11PM0.61m
6:21AM0.53m
6:14PM0.58m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.13m
11:01AM0.30m
00:00AM0.16m
12:07PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:09
 mm
2
Temp °C
17
18
15
16
16
16
17
17
15
13
11
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
14
12
11
13
14
14
14
13
13
11
8
6
3
0
1
0
0
1
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