Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (03 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
S
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
69
69
61
59
55
52
49
27
50
49
74
71
69
76
125
64
68
64
61
Wind (km/h)
20
N
5
E
5
ENE
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:07PM0.54m
11:21AM0.57m
11:24PM0.49m
12:01PM0.63m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.31m
4:42AM0.19m
5:39PM0.26m
5:21AM0.23m
6:53PM0.20m
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cloud
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cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
6
4
Temp °C
11
12
11
10
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
10
9
8
5
5
4
6
6
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
8
6
8
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