Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (16 Sep)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
!
!
1
1
0
!
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
3
SW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1409
1758
1857
2027
1913
778
2593
2813
3926
3661
827
784
622
3126
892
1121
1121
1121
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:25PM0.39m
9:44AM0.60m
00:52AM0.38m
10:22AM0.61m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.37m
5:43PM0.19m
2:53AM0.38m
6:32PM0.17m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
7
6
7
8
11
11
9
9
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
-1
-1
-1
-3
0
1
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
8
8
7
6
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