Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
70
65
60
89
41
106
94
92
67
195
459
422
509
406
380
355
280
218
215
213
149
184
394
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
5
W
0
WNW
15
S
15
SW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
6:57PM0.66m
7:33PM0.66m
8:14PM0.66m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.12m
3:56AM0.11m
4:40AM0.11m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:09
5:07
5:07
2
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
14
18
19
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
12
12
12
15
15
16
14
16
15
14
15
13
11
15
17
10
9
9
9
12
14
11
12
11
8
8
8
11
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
31
48
50
49
49
48
106
94
92
67
195
459
422
509
406
380
355
280
218
215
213
149
184
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
S
20
Energy kJ
73
70
65
60
89
31
48
48
31
32
58
37
32
33
33
33
33
36
35
34
20
20
20
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
15
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
16
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
20
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
41
1
47
32
11
11
9
36
36
9
68
67
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.6
SW
6
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
145
1
1
2
5
10
22
1
2
2
2
1
394
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
0
4
4
4
4
4
32
8
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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