Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.2° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 2AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 PM
12 AM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
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)
0.9
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
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
522
499
487
363
354
359
394
404
394
376
276
295
452
475
1394
1434
1225
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
W
25
W
35
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:55AM0.46m
2:40PM0.68m
5:29AM0.47m
3:38PM0.65m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.03m
8:20AM0.41m
10:26PM0.06m
9:28AM0.39m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
10
8
9
11
12
11
10
8
7
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
6
9
8
8
10
7
3
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4
6
3
0
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