Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
33
64
118
173
629
665
1055
1335
1410
1549
1342
1342
1138
1086
885
885
740
996
376
357
348
419
408
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
25
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:31PM0.81m
7:29AM0.41m
5:24PM0.82m
8:46AM0.41m
6:17PM0.81m
9:55AM0.41m
Low Tide
00:27AM-0.04m
10:21AM0.37m
1:27AM-0.05m
11:08AM0.39m
2:25AM-0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
 mm
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
10
9
9
10
10
12
11
9
9
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
Feels °C
2
1
0
1
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
4
3
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
6
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