Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.8°C
2.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (29 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
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1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.5
S
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1630
1404
1032
3420
3325
3013
2845
631
536
423
423
336
265
239
225
166
66
65
63
60
58
29
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:27AM0.74m
1:24AM0.46m
10:21AM0.73m
2:40AM0.47m
11:19AM0.71m
Low Tide
5:33PM-0.02m
3:36AM0.45m
6:35PM-0.02m
4:39AM0.46m
7:33PM-0.01m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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cloud
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5:58
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5:54
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7:49
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Temp °C
11
14
16
16
15
13
12
10
10
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
14
17
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
6
9
10
10
12
9
9
6
7
12
12
12
9
10
10
8
9
12
16
15
11
11
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