Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.1° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Thu morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
781
763
589
446
284
196
191
121
118
165
172
291
419
498
590
653
671
629
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22PM0.52m
9:46AM0.59m
10:41PM0.48m
10:30AM0.63m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.25m
4:32PM0.20m
4:01AM0.29m
5:43PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
9
8
8
13
18
16
14
13
12
10
10
12
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
11
8
5
3
2
8
13
10
9
9
9
5
5
7
7
8
7
7
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