Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.4° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1045
1021
867
708
596
499
577
408
404
404
404
394
381
367
381
359
283
203
193
130
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:35PM0.61m
6:23AM0.50m
5:32PM0.56m
6:47AM0.53m
6:32PM0.51m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.14m
11:39AM0.33m
00:17AM0.19m
12:42PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:22
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Temp °C
9
10
10
9
7
5
5
11
15
14
11
11
8
7
7
16
20
18
15
13
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
2
-1
0
7
9
6
4
5
2
1
0
10
13
11
10
8
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