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Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Clifton Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 15 | 29 | 38 | 140 | 120 | 118 | 115 | 69 | 68 | 44 | 37 | 99 | 186 | 384 | 585 | 1088 | 2964 | 3222 | 3267 | 3022 | 2585 | 2228 | 1858 | 1401 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:33AM 0.54 | 1:53PM 0.44 | 3:43AM 0.58 | 3:02PM 0.39 | 4:00AM 0.61 | 4:16PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:35AM 0.37 | 8:25PM 0.22 | 10:32AM 0.32 | 8:41PM 0.25 | 11:19AM 0.26 | 9:00PM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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