Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.2° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 4PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.1
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
764
1189
1045
1021
867
708
596
499
577
408
404
404
505
394
381
372
381
363
283
201
191
130
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:58AM0.48m
4:35PM0.61m
6:23AM0.50m
5:32PM0.56m
6:47AM0.53m
6:32PM0.51m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.36m
11:46PM0.14m
11:39AM0.33m
00:17AM0.19m
12:42PM0.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:30
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7:22
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Temp °C
9
10
10
10
10
9
7
5
5
11
16
14
11
11
8
7
8
16
21
19
16
13
Feels °C
4
6
6
6
5
5
2
-1
0
7
10
6
4
5
2
1
1
10
15
12
11
8
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