Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.2° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
381
280
283
201
193
130
125
84
80
76
35
35
70
107
176
100
288
481
590
590
375
501
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
E
10
SW
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
6:47AM0.53m
6:32PM0.51m
7:10AM0.56m
7:37PM0.46m
7:34AM0.59m
8:49PM0.42m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.29m
00:42AM0.24m
1:43PM0.25m
1:03AM0.29m
2:40PM0.21m
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clear
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cloud
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clear
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clear
clear
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6:30
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6:26
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7:23
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7:25
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7:27
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Temp °C
7
16
20
19
17
14
13
14
15
17
18
17
14
12
13
12
12
13
16
18
17
17
Feels °C
1
10
13
12
10
9
8
8
10
11
13
12
10
8
9
9
10
10
12
15
11
12
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