Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 8PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
548
437
421
316
228
222
163
113
102
69
69
61
59
55
52
49
29
50
41
39
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
ENE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
0
NNW
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:01PM0.59m
10:44AM0.52m
10:07PM0.54m
11:21AM0.57m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.16m
4:19PM0.31m
4:42AM0.19m
5:39PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
10
9
Feels °C
10
11
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
7
5
4
4
5
8
6
8
6
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