Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Issued: 9 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.4° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5PM is: 0.2m 22s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)1ft (0.3m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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)
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
S
16
1.5
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.1
S
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
59
55
51
81
79
242
272
259
321
304
297
297
365
886
1149
263
263
592
186
123
121
338
417
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
25
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:01PM0.45m
9:14PM0.71m
1:26PM0.47m
10:06PM0.64m
1:45PM0.49m
10:58PM0.56m
Low Tide
4:40AM-0.03m
2:10PM0.45m
5:28AM0.02m
3:53PM0.45m
6:08AM0.08m
5:35PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:40
4:40
4:40
4:40
 mm
1
4
1
2
Temp °C
13
15
17
16
15
15
13
11
11
11
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
10
11
13
12
12
13
10
7
8
6
8
9
9
9
5
3
2
4
4
7
6
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.1
S
16
0.7
S
7
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
S
8
0.9
S
14
1
S
14
Energy kJ
61
59
55
51
33
47
242
272
189
184
178
297
297
307
5
5
263
263
592
52
123
64
338
417
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
23
0.3
S
21
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
S
20
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
SSW
15
0.1
E
12
0.5
SSW
15
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
11
11
40
81
18
121
192
259
321
304
115
111
93
26
30
5
3
2
186
3
121
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
21
0.4
NE
7
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.4
NE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
12
79
15
4
17
5
7
7
6
6
17
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
2
6
4
1
5
5
11
46
365
886
1149
137
93
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
8
8
56
225
294
452
681
8
8
33
33
8
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
2
5
5
5
4
4
6
4
4
4
7
3
4
4
4
1
3
4
5
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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