Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
S
17
1.1
S
17
1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
67
67
72
107
106
156
443
670
983
983
1118
940
869
700
562
555
437
421
316
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
S
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:14PM0.68m
9:36AM0.43m
8:04PM0.64m
10:09AM0.47m
9:01PM0.59m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.11m
1:36PM0.36m
3:30AM0.13m
2:57PM0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
11
9
8
8
9
15
16
12
10
Feels °C
11
11
11
9
7
6
5
5
9
10
9
6
4
3
3
4
11
11
7
4
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