Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1ft (0.3m)20s
Evening (31 Jul)1ft (0.3m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
8
0.8
SSW
8
1.2
SW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
76
464
86
85
85
58
67
67
72
107
104
156
448
670
972
983
1131
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:29PM0.70m
9:02AM0.40m
7:14PM0.68m
9:36AM0.43m
8:04PM0.64m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.11m
12:21PM0.36m
2:56AM0.11m
1:36PM0.36m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
14
10
Feels °C
4
6
7
7
7
7
11
11
10
8
7
6
6
5
9
10
9
5
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