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Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
16.9° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 7AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121111121212121212131414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)717272474646485049464343462929282931324140403938
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
0.71
7:31PM
0.35
5:38AM
0.72
8:23PM
0.35
6:20AM
0.74
9:13PM
0.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
0.12
10:00PM
0.33
1:41PM
0.10
10:42PM
0.34
2:25PM
0.09
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:48-------5:50-------5:52-----
Sunset------8:47-------8:46-------8:46-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313141515141313131314151414141414141616161515
Feels °C (?)111010121211109101010101089991010111091011
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