Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
187
276
222
218
218
165
165
163
165
231
269
341
215
540
522
499
487
359
354
359
394
404
399
Wind (km/h)
10
N
0
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
E
15
SE
5
S
10
NNW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
2:14AM0.45m
11:41AM0.70m
3:11AM0.45m
12:41PM0.70m
3:55AM0.46m
1:40PM0.68m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.42m
7:44PM0.02m
6:12AM0.42m
8:38PM0.03m
7:20AM0.41m
9:26PM0.06m
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clear
cloud
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clear
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Temp °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
7
9
11
12
12
9
Feels °C
7
9
8
7
6
7
8
8
8
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
4
7
7
8
10
6
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