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Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
16.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515141515141414131313131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)259308288280284284276265243184181178173127121838171717171717146
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononglassononononcrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.66
5:27PM
0.35
4:16AM
0.69
6:30PM
0.35
4:56AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.30
11:30AM
0.18
8:43PM
0.32
12:13PM
0.15
9:21PM
0.33
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise------5:47-------5:48-------5:48-
Sunset--8:49-------8:49-------8:49-----
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--121---------11--------
Temp. °C141413131213131415151514141414151616141313141314
Feels °C (?)10101011111111121312121112131211121291011111011
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