Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.9°C
2.2° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (13 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
83
427
81
82
82
82
81
77
73
71
78
86
87
201
263
214
206
263
253
Wind (km/h)
30
S
15
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNW
0
SSE
5
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
15
SSW
15
S
0
NW
5
SE
15
WSW
20
W
10
SSW
25
SW
20
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
8:56AM0.67m
9:40AM0.66m
Low Tide
5:28PM0.10m
6:09PM0.10m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
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5:37
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8:07
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2
4
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1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
11
12
13
14
16
14
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
9
11
11
12
12
9
11
12
12
12
8
9
12
13
13
9
9
5
5
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