Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Issued: 9 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.6° C

Normal for this time of year


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tue
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
203
146
140
130
125
140
178
213
366
1554
642
465
444
427
506
398
350
280
214
152
114
79
50
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
N
20
NNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
0
SE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:59AM0.44m
4:55PM0.79m
7:30AM0.43m
5:43PM0.81m
9:03AM0.43m
6:34PM0.82m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.32m
00:38AM-0.02m
10:53AM0.37m
1:42AM-0.06m
11:32AM0.40m
2:44AM-0.07m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:40
4:40
4:40
4:40
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
8
7
6
6
9
10
10
8
9
10
Feels °C
11
13
13
7
6
4
3
3
5
6
6
8
10
7
4
3
2
2
6
7
6
4
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
216
203
146
140
130
125
140
178
213
366
726
642
465
444
427
506
398
350
280
214
152
114
79
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
SW
5
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
6
12
4
3
3
1
2
5
5
5
2
4
20
18
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SW
15
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
6
8
1
4
1
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
1.9
SW
14
3
SW
14
0.2
NNW
2
Energy kJ
23
28
5
3
3
5
11
59
75
65
1554
2719
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
55
15
4
36
85
36
36
92
92
14
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
3
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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