Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
2.2
S
1.7
S
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)1212891010101011111111111113121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89585745861570176387210591086101182611096948701103876761669669518447389338303
Wind
(km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
0.52
6:47PM
0.67
8:19AM
0.49
7:28PM
0.70
9:52AM
0.46
8:12PM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.26
1:51AM
0.09
1:05PM
0.32
2:58AM
0.04
1:45PM
0.38
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset---5:35-------5:32-------5:31----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11121211101010101011111111108778111312121211
Feels °C (?)233111100123455434910910108
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