Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.6° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 8AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
8
8
20
21
24
17
26
49
120
117
149
146
144
98
95
95
35
33
40
21
21
21
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
N
10
NNE
20
E
15
SSE
10
S
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
W
15
SSE
10
N
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
off
glassy
High Tide
3:30AM0.42m
12:05PM0.63m
3:36AM0.43m
12:59PM0.63m
3:56AM0.45m
1:55PM0.62m
Low Tide
4:48AM0.41m
8:11PM0.12m
6:23AM0.41m
8:51PM0.12m
7:41AM0.39m
9:29PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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6:13
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6:11
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7:35
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7:36
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7:37
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Temp °C
13
13
13
19
20
18
17
15
14
13
13
20
22
19
19
21
19
17
17
23
25
20
20
20
Feels °C
9
9
8
16
14
15
15
15
11
9
8
16
16
15
18
17
14
11
11
19
22
17
18
20
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