Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
2.8° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (07 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
S
13
1.3
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
305
394
681
379
427
384
484
454
131
350
324
510
248
195
195
150
81
79
77
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:23PM0.44m
5:47AM0.61m
6:33PM0.40m
6:10AM0.64m
7:50PM0.38m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.26m
12:53PM0.23m
11:13PM0.30m
1:42PM0.18m
11:27PM0.33m
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Temp °C
12
9
8
7
8
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
5
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
4
5
7
7
7
7
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