Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 10 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (10 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (10 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
S
24
0.6
S
23
1
S
21
1.2
S
20
1.3
S
18
1.3
S
18
1.1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1676
561
506
473
468
380
374
314
173
168
129
135
115
115
111
367
890
1092
1129
1033
684
529
401
287
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
SE
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
W
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
SE
5
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:31PM0.49m
00:43AM0.63m
3:01PM0.54m
1:50AM0.60m
3:35PM0.59m
3:03AM0.56m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.07m
6:52PM0.39m
8:06AM0.08m
8:10PM0.35m
8:48AM0.10m
9:23PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
4:59
Temp °C
11
11
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
9
10
12
10
11
12
11
12
11
12
10
10
9
10
10
10
12
11
11
11
8
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
23
1
S
21
1.2
S
20
1.3
S
18
1.3
S
18
1.1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
Energy kJ
569
561
506
473
468
380
374
314
173
168
129
59
81
115
64
367
890
1092
1129
1033
684
529
401
287
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.2
S
26
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.1
E
13
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
59
63
59
135
115
52
111
61
61
43
44
3
32
30
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
S
24
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
13
3
4
4
4
4
4
102
113
3
3
3
13
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
0.4
SSW
4
0.7
S
9
Energy kJ
1676
5
81
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
8
4
8
8
0
0
0
0
4
21
21
4
0
0
0
0
14
15
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
6
6
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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