Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.3° C
0.6° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
144
124
207
109
246
243
232
208
147
144
135
123
84
81
51
36
30
30
30
54
246
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:34PM0.72m
3:37AM0.42m
2:25PM0.76m
4:53AM0.42m
3:18PM0.78m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.30m
9:07PM0.07m
7:37AM0.33m
10:10PM0.02m
8:25AM0.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
11
12
11
11
10
9
7
8
12
13
11
9
9
9
10
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
4
5
9
10
8
8
9
7
3
4
9
10
7
4
4
3
5
6
9
9
7
7
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