Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 08 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 12AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (09 May)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
3
3
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1367
2090
2724
2633
1368
1161
1110
569
538
1060
1060
1503
1676
569
427
414
395
380
314
314
263
263
263
209
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
SE
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:43PM0.65m
2:04PM0.46m
11:41PM0.64m
2:31PM0.49m
00:43AM0.63m
3:01PM0.54m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.08m
5:27PM0.41m
7:25AM0.07m
6:52PM0.39m
8:06AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:04
5:01
5:00
Temp °C
12
10
10
10
10
13
16
14
14
14
15
13
12
12
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
6
7
7
8
7
10
12
9
11
9
10
11
10
10
13
11
11
11
13
12
11
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
1.6
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
Energy kJ
2
1021
845
642
615
482
468
2
2
515
515
537
569
569
427
414
395
380
314
314
263
263
263
209
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
1367
2090
2724
2633
1368
1161
1110
569
538
1060
1060
1503
1676
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
8
4
11
11
0
0
0
8
8
8
8
0
0
8
8
8
21
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
1
3
4
4
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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