Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.8°C
2.5° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
8
1.2
SW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.6
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2653
631
536
423
346
341
331
239
173
166
66
65
64
61
29
34
64
235
43
56
46
36
35
28
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
15
ESE
20
SSW
25
SSW
10
WSW
15
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNE
5
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:24AM0.46m
10:21AM0.73m
2:40AM0.47m
11:19AM0.71m
3:30AM0.48m
12:18PM0.68m
Low Tide
3:36AM0.45m
6:35PM-0.02m
4:39AM0.46m
7:33PM-0.01m
5:58AM0.46m
8:25PM0.02m
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rain showers
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cloud
cloud
clear
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7:52
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Temp °C
12
10
10
15
17
14
12
12
11
12
14
19
18
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
11
Feels °C
9
6
6
13
14
10
8
11
8
7
9
14
13
9
10
12
11
11
11
11
7
7
10
8
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