Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.6° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)7ft (2.1m)17s
Evening (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
!
1
0
0
0
1
!
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
3
SW
16
2.4
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
3.5
SW
15
1.5
S
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
9
1.1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1271
4342
3270
4203
3993
2785
2329
4829
1117
775
982
1176
1342
1127
917
276
314
192
138
131
Wind (km/h)
30
W
20
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:44PM0.63m
3:25AM0.34m
2:17PM0.66m
4:29AM0.35m
2:56PM0.68m
Low Tide
9:37PM0.21m
6:37AM0.32m
10:16PM0.18m
7:14AM0.33m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
5
5
4
5
6
7
9
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
-1
1
-2
-5
-4
-5
-2
2
3
5
7
5
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
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