Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.8°C
2.5° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
8 PM
11 PM
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)
2
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2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
3271
2653
631
536
423
346
341
265
239
225
166
66
64
63
60
56
56
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
S
25
SSW
10
SW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:24AM0.46m
10:21AM0.73m
2:40AM0.47m
11:19AM0.71m
Low Tide
3:36AM0.45m
6:35PM-0.02m
4:39AM0.46m
7:33PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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Temp °C
14
13
12
10
10
14
16
15
12
12
11
12
14
18
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
9
6
7
12
12
12
7
10
8
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9
12
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13
9
10
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