Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.6° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 21s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
S
21
0.9
SSW
19
1.1
S
19
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
S
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
S
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
243
223
627
894
844
799
655
603
454
269
266
263
188
174
270
534
493
346
263
191
216
201
140
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:24AM0.51m
1:28PM0.64m
1:49AM0.47m
2:09PM0.70m
3:16AM0.44m
2:53PM0.75m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.29m
6:41AM0.17m
8:07PM0.21m
7:24AM0.22m
9:16PM0.13m
8:08AM0.27m
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clear
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7:39
7:39
7:39
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4:49
4:49
4:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
9
8
7
7
7
11
13
Feels °C
10
8
7
7
6
6
8
7
8
8
6
5
4
4
7
9
8
5
4
3
3
3
7
10
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