Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 11 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
Afternoon (11 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
S
24
0.6
S
23
0.9
S
21
1.2
S
20
1.2
S
18
1.2
S
18
1
S
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
135
115
115
113
364
707
1092
972
899
562
427
411
287
206
203
192
128
87
86
85
50
48
48
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:01PM0.54m
1:50AM0.60m
3:35PM0.59m
3:03AM0.56m
4:10PM0.64m
4:21AM0.52m
Low Tide
8:10PM0.35m
8:48AM0.10m
9:23PM0.29m
9:30AM0.14m
10:33PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:58
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
10
10
9
7
6
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
23
0.9
S
21
1.2
S
20
1.2
S
18
1.2
S
18
1
S
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
129
59
60
61
61
364
707
1092
972
899
562
427
411
287
206
203
192
128
87
86
85
50
48
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
59
135
115
115
113
61
43
43
43
28
28
26
13
3
3
3
3
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
S
26
0.3
S
24
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
52
102
115
107
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
1
3
5
5
4
4
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
21
15
14
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
226
11
0
0
4
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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