Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
15
1.5
S
16
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
37
68
131
249
347
503
799
1002
1409
1735
1857
2054
1889
1916
1771
2716
1160
3491
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:01PM0.42m
9:12AM0.58m
11:25PM0.39m
9:44AM0.60m
Low Tide
2:29AM0.34m
4:50PM0.21m
2:40AM0.37m
5:43PM0.19m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
16
15
12
10
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
8
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
15
11
11
8
4
1
3
2
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
0
4
4
3
3
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