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Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 26 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
16.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 2PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.7
SE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.6
SE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SE
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111111111141312202011181810161615155665810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)174174171114114371813439377363623651514721391081125144178
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
ENE
25
E
15
S
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
0
SE
10
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncrosscross-
off		offglasscross-
on		onononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.46
2:25AM
0.68
3:50PM
0.43
3:10AM
0.73
5:15PM
0.41
3:58AM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
0.20
7:40PM
0.26
9:41AM
0.13
8:22PM
0.30
10:46AM
0.07
9:04PM
0.33
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise6:01-------6:03-------6:05-------
Sunset----8:40-------8:39-------8:38---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111316161514131314222520181716161718171917151413
Feels °C (?)911121010109910171916161716141717131412101111
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