Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.3°C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
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)
0.9
SSW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
2.5
SW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
1941
1761
1507
2721
911
773
795
624
471
871
843
628
474
361
356
289
289
356
452
425
425
Wind (km/h)
40
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:33PM0.65m
4:08AM0.37m
2:19PM0.67m
4:47AM0.37m
3:06PM0.68m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.35m
9:33PM0.16m
6:56AM0.35m
10:15PM0.14m
7:51AM0.35m
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
15
13
10
9
13
13
14
15
15
12
12
Feels °C
1
-1
1
2
3
4
5
5
6
7
9
12
9
5
4
8
9
10
11
12
10
10
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