Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.1° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 8AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (04 Sep)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1121
1209
1479
1450
1467
1467
1244
1073
1073
1048
907
737
561
446
357
253
169
165
203
80
78
71
35
34
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
WSW
15
SW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:31AM0.44m
12:10PM0.70m
2:48AM0.43m
1:05PM0.72m
3:55AM0.43m
2:02PM0.74m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.36m
7:55PM0.06m
6:23AM0.37m
8:56PM0.03m
7:18AM0.38m
9:53PM0.02m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
2
4
5
3
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
12
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
2
3
4
5
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
12
8
8
7
7
8
11
11
10
11
10
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