Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.3° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (06 Aug)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
34
16
16
25
25
48
64
64
107
176
172
166
144
124
207
109
246
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSW
5
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
E
10
SSE
5
SE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
00:48AM0.46m
12:46PM0.68m
2:14AM0.44m
1:34PM0.72m
Low Tide
6:53PM0.20m
6:04AM0.27m
8:02PM0.13m
6:50AM0.30m
9:07PM0.07m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
9
8
7
8
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
8
6
6
5
4
6
9
7
7
8
5
6
5
5
8
7
8
7
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