Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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)
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
!
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
3
SW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
767
749
650
597
441
348
377
487
549
845
883
860
3224
940
1162
973
749
605
468
366
625
632
983
1093
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
E
0
SW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:17PM0.81m
9:55AM0.41m
7:11PM0.78m
10:50AM0.42m
8:04PM0.72m
Low Tide
2:25AM-0.04m
12:01PM0.40m
3:18AM-0.00m
1:09PM0.41m
4:06AM0.05m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:53
4:54
4:55
 mm
Temp °C
9
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
13
14
14
13
11
10
11
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
4
6
5
5
4
5
7
10
10
11
11
10
9
7
9
8
9
12
10
8
7
7
6
7
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