Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 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) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s 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 6PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
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!
2
1
1
1
!
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1913
778
778
2716
3763
3491
1910
687
752
724
3341
999
960
1063
935
542
593
1219
1003
730
580
485
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:44AM0.60m
00:52AM0.38m
10:22AM0.61m
2:03AM0.39m
11:07AM0.62m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.19m
2:53AM0.38m
6:32PM0.17m
3:28AM0.38m
7:17PM0.16m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
11
11
9
8
9
10
10
11
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
17
18
14
14
Feels °C
-1
1
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
6
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
12
13
9
10
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