Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.3° C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2.5
SW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
267
302
397
397
1850
1963
1654
2860
911
898
911
596
605
871
843
628
474
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
35
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25AM0.36m
1:33PM0.65m
4:08AM0.37m
2:19PM0.67m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.18m
6:01AM0.35m
9:33PM0.16m
6:56AM0.35m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
7
7
5
4
1
-2
0
1
3
4
5
5
6
7
9
11
9
6
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