Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 2.5°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 10PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1515151414141313131212121213121211114515141918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38731429621834714513924622216285115117129837950422638215372107
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
30
SSE
15
SSE
20
NW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
5
E
15
SE
15
ESE
30
NE
30
NE
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NW
5
N
25
S
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
0.54
10:50AM
0.54
11:28PM
0.58
12:12PM
0.48
12:11AM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:48AM
0.26
5:02PM
0.23
6:06AM
0.21
5:41PM
0.28
7:20AM
0.16
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-
Sunset--8:09-------8:07-------8:07-----
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1------------341----
Temp. °C201816181714131415161615141415232718151413141415
Feels °C (?)161213141291113111310989101924191188999
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