Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.5°C
2.5° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 11AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
S
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
S
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
464
433
419
302
288
220
196
295
262
340
364
348
333
336
428
372
354
269
284
237
242
514
104
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
S
0
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
High Tide
4:51AM0.51m
3:53PM0.59m
5:23AM0.55m
4:58PM0.57m
5:57AM0.60m
6:08PM0.53m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.33m
10:46PM0.13m
11:08AM0.28m
11:25PM0.16m
12:13PM0.22m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
12
12
13
23
28
29
23
21
17
15
16
26
21
23
20
18
15
13
13
14
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
10
9
10
21
25
26
22
16
13
11
12
23
18
22
18
18
13
11
12
11
10
10
9
10
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