Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (13 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)--
Afternoon (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
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
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
237
169
120
104
63
35
34
34
33
37
55
129
181
402
439
822
811
1087
1469
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
NNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:46PM0.46m
8:44AM0.56m
10:01PM0.42m
9:12AM0.58m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.31m
3:51PM0.23m
2:29AM0.34m
4:50PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
21
20
18
16
15
14
18
18
15
14
13
10
8
8
10
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
16
18
15
13
12
11
11
15
15
11
10
7
3
2
2
3
1
-1
-1
-3
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