Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
2.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 4PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
82
155
147
144
135
133
137
137
131
128
87
107
81
66
145
154
135
131
129
89
115
81
81
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
15
ESE
30
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:05AM0.68m
7:38AM0.68m
8:15AM0.67m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.12m
3:59PM0.11m
4:44PM0.10m
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clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:43
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5:41
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5:39
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5:39
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8:06
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8:08
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Temp °C
9
11
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
11
12
14
14
12
10
10
10
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
9
8
9
10
8
6
4
6
9
8
10
12
9
7
8
7
11
11
7
8
9
10
11
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