Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 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 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.2
S
21
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
17
2.2
SW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
55
56
32
31
37
40
48
82
217
362
36
331
328
806
694
476
646
1792
2374
263
259
1225
1929
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:46AM0.49m
5:11PM0.61m
6:21AM0.53m
6:14PM0.58m
6:57AM0.57m
7:23PM0.53m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.13m
11:01AM0.30m
00:00AM0.16m
12:07PM0.26m
00:38AM0.20m
1:14PM0.21m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
18
17
15
13
11
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
10
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
10
13
14
14
15
14
12
9
7
4
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
3
2
4
4
4
3
5
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