Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Issued: 3 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.4° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (18 Jun)1ft (0.3m)21s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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)
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
SSW
17
1.4
S
16
1.5
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
1.1
S
16
0.9
S
9
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
51
81
79
242
272
259
321
304
297
297
307
1026
1134
263
183
592
129
123
167
218
341
327
304
Wind (km/h)
20
N
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
20
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
30
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:01PM0.45m
9:14PM0.71m
1:26PM0.47m
10:06PM0.64m
1:45PM0.49m
10:58PM0.56m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.45m
5:28AM0.02m
3:53PM0.45m
6:08AM0.08m
5:35PM0.44m
6:37AM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:40
4:40
4:40
4:40
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
16
14
12
11
12
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
13
11
11
12
9
10
8
8
8
9
9
9
5
2
2
4
5
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
1.1
S
16
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
55
51
33
47
242
272
189
173
304
297
297
307
5
5
263
183
592
129
96
64
218
341
327
304
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
23
0.3
S
21
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
S
20
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.1
NE
12
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.5
SSW
10
0.1
E
11
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
S
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
11
40
81
18
121
192
259
321
163
115
111
6
28
30
3
60
3
121
123
167
46
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
21
0.5
S
20
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.4
NE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
2
2
12
79
196
17
11
5
3
7
6
17
3
3
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.7
SSW
11
1.4
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.2
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
2
5
4
2
3
5
11
3
2
130
1026
1134
181
90
73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
11
0
6
36
0
0
0
4
0
4
4
56
225
452
452
14
8
4
4
16
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
2
4
4
5
4
4
6
4
6
4
4
4
4
3
4
1
3
4
5
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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