Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.5° C
0.8° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
S
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
188
174
361
534
493
350
288
253
224
203
142
130
162
155
89
87
89
62
36
36
31
30
29
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
40
N
40
NNE
30
NNW
20
NNW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:09PM0.70m
3:16AM0.44m
2:53PM0.75m
4:43AM0.43m
3:41PM0.79m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.22m
9:16PM0.13m
8:08AM0.27m
10:21PM0.06m
8:53AM0.32m
11:24PM-0.00m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
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4:49
4:50
4:51
4:52
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
8
8
10
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
11
12
10
9
7
7
7
10
14
13
12
11
9
8
Feels °C
5
4
7
8
8
6
5
4
3
3
7
9
6
4
1
1
1
4
6
5
3
4
4
0
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