Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.4° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
577
408
404
404
404
394
381
372
381
280
283
201
193
130
125
84
80
64
52
35
70
64
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
30
N
20
N
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:23AM0.50m
5:32PM0.56m
6:47AM0.53m
6:32PM0.51m
7:10AM0.56m
7:37PM0.46m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.33m
00:17AM0.19m
12:42PM0.29m
00:42AM0.24m
1:43PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
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6:31
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6:30
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6:28
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7:22
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7:23
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7:25
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Temp °C
5
11
15
15
11
11
9
7
8
16
20
17
16
13
13
15
16
16
18
17
14
12
Feels °C
0
7
9
7
4
5
3
1
2
10
13
10
11
8
9
9
13
12
12
11
10
8
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