Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.4° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
S
13
0.8
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
15
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1680
1515
1583
1494
1211
499
402
313
832
940
791
750
623
623
537
447
459
487
493
385
359
350
266
263
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
15
SSE
25
S
15
SSE
5
ENE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
N
25
NNW
15
NW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
High Tide
7:34AM0.61m
8:40PM0.49m
8:15AM0.64m
10:05PM0.47m
8:59AM0.67m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.25m
2:22PM0.16m
1:55AM0.30m
3:29PM0.12m
2:36AM0.35m
4:36PM0.08m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
9
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
7
6
5
10
17
16
17
14
17
19
19
21
20
18
17
16
Feels °C
4
4
3
6
5
5
5
7
3
2
0
6
13
12
12
8
11
15
14
18
20
18
16
15
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