Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.3° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
63
104
261
402
597
597
590
287
471
454
486
428
512
366
362
280
204
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
35
S
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
E
20
WNW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:37PM0.46m
7:34AM0.59m
8:49PM0.42m
8:00AM0.61m
10:11PM0.40m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.29m
2:40PM0.21m
1:20AM0.33m
3:34PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
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Temp °C
15
12
12
12
11
14
18
18
17
17
14
11
11
12
14
12
9
9
Feels °C
11
8
9
9
8
10
16
16
12
13
11
4
7
9
10
7
4
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