Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
2.4° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (11 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (11 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
131
128
455
84
81
66
158
198
178
131
129
123
83
113
82
81
81
82
81
78
73
73
107
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
E
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
15
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
ENE
15
E
30
S
25
S
15
S
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
30
ENE
15
E
5
E
15
SW
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:38AM0.68m
8:15AM0.67m
8:56AM0.67m
Low Tide
3:59PM0.11m
4:44PM0.10m
5:28PM0.10m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
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5:41
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5:39
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5:39
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5:37
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8:06
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8:07
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8:09
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6
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Temp °C
11
12
12
14
14
12
10
10
9
13
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
10
7
10
10
9
8
8
6
11
12
9
7
9
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
11
7
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