Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.6° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (23 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
!
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
3.5
SW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
257
203
505
508
553
822
1842
3308
4784
3993
3100
2329
4829
1150
775
1095
1314
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
NNW
30
WNW
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:14AM0.35m
1:44PM0.63m
3:25AM0.34m
2:17PM0.66m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.25m
6:10AM0.31m
9:37PM0.21m
6:37AM0.32m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
5
6
5
6
6
7
9
12
13
12
Feels °C
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
-1
-2
-4
-3
-4
-1
2
2
4
5
5
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