Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
3
SW
15
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
S
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
366
361
904
1239
4249
1249
1017
715
589
423
304
202
145
192
144
287
1633
1606
1455
2444
1035
1216
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
E
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
45
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:56AM0.63m
3:07AM0.40m
12:47PM0.64m
3:35AM0.40m
1:39PM0.65m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.39m
8:01PM0.15m
5:40AM0.38m
8:43PM0.14m
6:47AM0.37m
9:24PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
13
11
9
8
10
18
22
21
16
14
9
8
7
9
10
11
9
9
Feels °C
9
9
9
11
11
7
5
2
3
13
15
13
9
4
-1
-2
-2
0
1
3
1
2
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