Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 4AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (03 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
41
41
40
42
42
41
41
73
70
65
60
89
53
106
94
92
90
142
465
432
401
496
380
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
5
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
SE
5
NNW
5
E
20
E
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
0
SE
15
SSW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:25PM0.66m
9:40AM0.38m
6:57PM0.66m
7:33PM0.66m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.14m
11:16AM0.38m
3:11AM0.12m
3:56AM0.11m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:10
5:09
5:07
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
19
18
17
16
18
21
21
17
16
15
15
13
14
16
16
15
13
12
12
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
15
18
18
18
14
14
15
11
14
15
12
11
9
8
9
11
11
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
S
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
16
1
S
16
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
40
41
41
40
42
42
41
41
73
28
29
45
89
31
106
94
92
90
142
465
432
401
496
380
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
6
14
6
20
18
70
65
60
29
53
31
46
47
32
66
31
31
32
33
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
17
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
2
9
2
2
7
7
10
2
2
1
1
1
1
41
53
32
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
Distance (km)
11
4
6
6
6
4
4
6
0
11
0
0
21
0
15
11
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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