Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.2° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 8PM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (04 Sep)5ft (1.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1467
1467
1244
1073
1073
1048
896
737
561
446
357
253
169
120
215
80
78
71
35
34
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
SE
25
SSW
15
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
5
W
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
NE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:48AM0.43m
1:05PM0.72m
3:55AM0.43m
2:02PM0.74m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.06m
6:23AM0.37m
8:56PM0.03m
7:18AM0.38m
9:53PM0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
3
6
8
12
5
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
8
8
6
8
8
8
7
9
10
6
8
6
7
8
11
10
10
10
8
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