Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.8° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
163
207
192
284
408
494
397
387
269
280
222
218
218
165
165
163
163
228
266
341
215
777
522
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
10
NNW
5
ESE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:00AM0.45m
10:43AM0.70m
2:14AM0.45m
11:41AM0.70m
3:11AM0.45m
12:41PM0.70m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.41m
6:44PM0.03m
5:07AM0.42m
7:44PM0.02m
6:12AM0.42m
8:38PM0.03m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
6
8
7
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
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