Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.1° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
3
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
76
35
35
70
63
104
261
402
590
604
590
287
617
454
817
717
612
575
469
348
259
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
SE
5
SSW
25
N
25
N
10
NNE
20
S
5
WNW
5
ESE
20
ENE
20
E
20
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:10AM0.56m
7:37PM0.46m
7:34AM0.59m
8:49PM0.42m
8:00AM0.61m
10:11PM0.40m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.25m
1:03AM0.29m
2:40PM0.21m
1:20AM0.33m
3:34PM0.18m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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6:24
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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2
3
1
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2
2
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Temp °C
15
17
18
16
14
12
12
12
12
14
16
17
17
17
14
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
10
8
9
9
9
11
13
15
12
12
12
4
7
8
5
5
3
0
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