Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AEST
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (28 May)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (28 May)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
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
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
50
149
142
43
72
19
34
17
49
85
140
41
40
37
34
34
33
32
29
28
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
SE
30
ESE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
SSE
0
S
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
0
E
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:25AM0.37m
4:16PM0.65m
5:41AM0.36m
4:43PM0.67m
7:01AM0.35m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.25m
9:01AM0.29m
11:54PM0.20m
9:19AM0.31m
00:37AM0.16m
9:37AM0.34m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:28
7:28
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4:45
4:45
4:45
5
2
8
4
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
12
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
14
14
11
9
10
13
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
11
10
13
14
13
12
12
10
8
10
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
E
13
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
57
53
126
74
38
25
53
52
41
41
91
86
82
55
54
47
47
48
52
52
52
50
49
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
SE
6
0.4
E
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
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
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
50
50
149
14
47
47
19
44
46
45
44
42
41
40
37
34
34
33
32
29
28
14
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
12
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.6
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
46
45
89
142
43
72
48
34
17
49
85
140
28
26
63
17
2
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
1.5
E
8
Energy kJ
173
143
147
161
99
70
258
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
226
226
226
15
0
0
4
11
4
4
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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