Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
21
0.6
S
20
0.7
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
282
369
465
447
422
413
408
433
414
643
540
662
612
468
371
297
236
236
158
147
98
108
135
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
W
10
W
20
NW
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:35PM0.52m
3:30AM0.50m
4:50PM0.55m
4:30AM0.45m
5:09PM0.59m
5:35AM0.42m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.35m
10:02AM0.21m
11:08PM0.30m
10:21AM0.25m
00:01AM0.25m
10:40AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
16
14
13
11
11
13
17
18
17
15
11
12
11
11
11
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
23
24
14
13
10
8
8
10
14
16
14
11
5
7
7
10
8
9
8
9
6
6
7
11
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
21
0.6
S
20
0.7
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
229
282
369
465
447
422
413
408
433
414
540
662
612
468
371
297
236
236
158
147
98
108
135
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
78
69
67
43
42
177
161
51
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
2
2
6
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
1.1
SSW
16
0.8
SW
5
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
1
643
29
1
3
2
3
4
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
36
92
8
8
0
21
55
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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