Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (30 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)--
Afternoon (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (30 May)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
1.6
SW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
9
20
18
17
17
16
33
44
42
0
60
58
81
100
606
125
106
104
100
69
51
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:14PM0.69m
8:30AM0.36m
5:48PM0.69m
6:26PM0.70m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.13m
9:47AM0.36m
2:04AM0.11m
2:48AM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:45
4:45
4:44
4:44
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
8
10
10
10
11
11
10
8
7
6
5
6
6
6
7
8
6
4
5
6
8
7
7
6
4
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
74
75
75
75
52
52
50
49
49
51
51
52
52
33
58
81
100
154
125
106
104
100
69
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
7
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
14
14
14
9
20
18
17
17
16
33
44
42
60
31
17
29
46
43
20
17
16
51
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
5
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
SW
5
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
E
10
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
E
11
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
7
6
1
5
1
1
5
1
1
26
1
4
15
28
18
29
27
30
55
59
20
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
W
2
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
1.6
SW
11
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
196
18
14
13
12
606
1
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
4
4
4
4
4
32
4
4
0
4
16
56
56
16
0
0
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
5
5
4
4
2
1
3
4
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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