Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
61
35
31
30
29
29
29
13
32
32
83
118
534
717
532
759
1376
1297
1327
1178
1138
1086
1086
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNE
40
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:41PM0.79m
6:07AM0.42m
4:31PM0.81m
7:29AM0.41m
5:24PM0.82m
8:46AM0.41m
Low Tide
11:24PM-0.00m
9:37AM0.35m
00:27AM-0.04m
10:21AM0.37m
1:27AM-0.05m
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7:39
7:37
7:37
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4:51
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
9
9
8
8
7
8
7
8
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
4
2
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
-1
1
1
0
-1
1
0
2
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