Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.6
W
4
0.4
SW
11
0.3
S
20
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
157
155
89
87
88
61
61
35
31
30
29
29
29
13
12
31
69
114
348
673
532
892
1254
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
30
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:43AM0.43m
3:41PM0.79m
6:07AM0.42m
4:31PM0.81m
7:29AM0.41m
Low Tide
10:21PM0.06m
8:53AM0.32m
11:24PM-0.00m
9:37AM0.35m
00:27AM-0.04m
10:21AM0.37m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:51
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
10
8
7
7
6
9
13
13
12
12
12
11
9
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
10
8
Feels °C
6
3
1
1
0
3
7
6
5
4
5
4
3
5
4
-1
-2
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
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