Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
3.2° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SW
8
0.6
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
S
15
3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
51
52
50
47
36
36
35
35
34
33
32
68
148
263
339
426
386
536
1171
1232
4313
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
30
WSW
35
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:11AM0.68m
8:48PM0.47m
7:52AM0.71m
10:17PM0.46m
8:37AM0.73m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.09m
1:26AM0.33m
3:25PM0.04m
2:06AM0.38m
4:29PM0.00m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:01
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6:01
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6:00
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7:45
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7:45
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7:47
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 mm
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1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
8
11
9
9
9
8
6
6
8
11
14
14
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
15
12
11
Feels °C
4
3
1
4
7
4
2
2
4
6
9
9
6
5
7
8
8
9
9
9
5
6
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