Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
2.2° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.2
S
19
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
133
95
90
87
87
60
61
31
30
29
29
17
42
33
34
26
18
18
30
31
31
30
65
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSE
20
S
30
S
15
S
0
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
5
W
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
0
S
5
ENE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:18PM0.59m
4:51AM0.52m
3:18PM0.54m
5:09AM0.55m
4:19PM0.49m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.42m
9:46PM0.11m
9:55AM0.38m
10:15PM0.16m
11:00AM0.33m
10:38PM0.21m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:50
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5:48
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7:55
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7:57
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1
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Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
16
18
15
13
11
10
9
9
13
14
16
13
13
12
15
Feels °C
8
9
8
7
10
12
10
8
9
14
15
14
7
6
4
3
4
10
11
14
11
9
8
11
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