Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.3°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
2
1
1
0
1
!
3
!
!
3
!
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
384
459
501
557
2775
2573
2982
2995
2499
2639
2254
2094
2094
534
512
490
504
1267
2103
919
763
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
S
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
off
off
High Tide
7:54AM0.47m
7:10PM0.61m
8:29AM0.51m
8:11PM0.57m
9:07AM0.55m
9:22PM0.52m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.31m
2:07AM0.17m
2:05PM0.28m
2:43AM0.21m
3:19PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
15
14
12
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
12
11
10
10
10
11
14
15
13
10
Feels °C
6
10
11
8
7
8
7
8
8
10
11
12
9
8
7
7
7
7
10
11
10
6
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