Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.1° C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)19s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SSW
15
2.4
SW
15
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
61
59
89
72
70
65
123
267
380
402
407
1494
1466
1350
2517
784
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
35
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:33AM0.36m
12:49PM0.63m
3:25AM0.36m
1:33PM0.65m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.20m
5:14AM0.35m
8:50PM0.18m
6:01AM0.35m
9:33PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
13
10
9
8
11
13
12
11
10
10
8
10
10
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
12
10
6
5
3
6
9
7
6
6
5
3
2
-1
0
1
2
4
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