Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (27 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s 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 (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
19
1.9
SW
16
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
326
408
366
265
187
421
390
355
284
331
362
284
284
501
1825
2278
1543
1008
706
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
30
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:20PM0.71m
7:02AM0.36m
5:03PM0.71m
7:46AM0.36m
5:46PM0.71m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.12m
9:28AM0.34m
1:05AM0.11m
10:18AM0.34m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
12
12
14
13
13
14
13
11
9
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
13
13
10
7
7
7
6
5
7
8
6
4
3
3
2
0
-3
-2
-1
-1
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