Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.0° C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
229
151
142
97
94
44
42
44
48
50
48
44
26
26
25
31
30
28
27
26
25
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
10
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
N
35
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:07AM0.56m
00:08AM0.38m
11:36AM0.59m
1:25AM0.37m
12:10PM0.61m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.30m
6:26PM0.26m
4:26AM0.33m
7:21PM0.23m
4:43AM0.34m
8:07PM0.20m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
17
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
6
8
11
8
9
8
7
7
7
9
10
13
7
7
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
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