Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.1° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
392
491
491
505
756
845
1037
953
1194
1479
1467
1467
1467
1244
1073
1073
907
767
618
463
446
357
253
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
30
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
S
25
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:06AM0.45m
11:18AM0.67m
1:31AM0.44m
12:10PM0.70m
2:48AM0.43m
1:05PM0.72m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.33m
6:50PM0.10m
5:32AM0.36m
7:55PM0.06m
6:23AM0.37m
8:56PM0.03m
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part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
2
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
14
10
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
13
13
12
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
8
7
3
0
-1
-2
-1
0
1
1
3
5
8
9
7
6
8
8
6
8
9
11
7
6
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