Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 22 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 9PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
408
891
799
575
441
314
215
152
99
98
96
60
29
14
13
42
104
142
125
80
73
54
92
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
SE
10
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
2:51PM0.48m
11:22PM0.63m
3:05PM0.49m
00:15AM0.56m
3:16PM0.51m
1:10AM0.50m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.47m
7:25AM0.08m
6:57PM0.44m
7:55AM0.13m
8:18PM0.40m
8:15AM0.18m
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7:22
7:22
7:24
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4:51
4:50
4:49
4:47
Temp °C
14
15
14
12
11
10
10
11
14
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
11
13
11
9
8
6
5
6
9
12
11
10
9
8
9
9
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
19
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
Energy kJ
160
408
891
799
575
441
314
215
152
99
98
96
60
29
13
34
56
104
142
125
86
86
85
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
S
16
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
18
20
17
17
18
17
22
6
6
21
7
4
4
13
14
16
42
86
85
86
80
73
46
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
13
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
Energy kJ
16
6
6
7
4
14
13
6
48
7
6
7
28
54
92
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
4
3
4
20
40
36
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
4
4
16
4
8
15
0
0
0
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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