Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 3AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)15161616161514141313121212121211111111101010910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)398938171418091880169315821322120611348137746096924114551289734125383584338
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
20
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
0.39
8:54AM
0.08
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset-------5:43-------5:40-------5:39
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11-1-111---1321--------
Temp. °C988991091010111110101013141313111010131616
Feels °C (?)231201022344898977777101311
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