Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 4PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
16
3.5
SW
15
1.5
S
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2329
5246
1102
775
778
721
1110
1266
953
721
384
246
172
131
98
90
82
99
154
341
121
82
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:17PM0.66m
4:29AM0.35m
2:56PM0.68m
5:24AM0.35m
3:37PM0.69m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.32m
10:16PM0.18m
7:14AM0.33m
10:57PM0.15m
7:57AM0.33m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
6
7
9
11
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
-1
3
3
4
7
6
5
7
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
8
9
11
9
10
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