Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (02 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
298
409
492
597
661
688
612
474
392
411
485
498
627
892
1230
1136
1209
1618
1433
1450
1467
1484
1244
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
W
45
W
50
WNW
45
W
45
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:41PM0.48m
10:30AM0.63m
00:06AM0.45m
11:18AM0.67m
1:31AM0.44m
12:10PM0.70m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.29m
5:43PM0.15m
4:44AM0.33m
6:50PM0.10m
5:32AM0.36m
7:55PM0.06m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
2
Temp °C
12
9
9
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
10
10
10
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
5
4
7
8
8
9
8
8
7
2
0
-1
-2
-2
0
0
2
4
5
7
9
7
6
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