Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
3.2° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
36
36
35
35
34
33
61
103
161
263
339
318
647
536
1171
2460
4255
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:48PM0.47m
7:52AM0.71m
10:17PM0.46m
8:37AM0.73m
Low Tide
1:26AM0.33m
3:25PM0.04m
2:06AM0.38m
4:29PM0.00m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
8
7
7
8
12
13
14
12
11
12
13
14
13
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
5
4
3
3
4
7
6
8
6
5
6
8
9
8
9
6
5
5
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