Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.1° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
2
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
34
34
43
112
158
148
128
293
132
192
267
240
246
540
556
864
1245
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:51AM0.43m
2:58PM0.74m
5:38AM0.43m
3:54PM0.72m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.02m
8:15AM0.38m
10:47PM0.03m
9:15AM0.37m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
8
10
11
12
10
9
7
6
6
10
14
15
11
7
Feels °C
10
9
9
6
-1
1
3
6
4
5
2
1
1
6
10
10
5
1
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