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Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
16.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 3AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)151415151414131313131313121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28828028428427626523922518121916312712111581797171717272474646
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassononononcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.66
5:27PM
0.35
4:16AM
0.69
6:30PM
0.35
4:56AM
0.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.30
11:30AM
0.18
8:43PM
0.32
12:13PM
0.15
9:21PM
0.33
12:57PM
0.12
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----5:47-------5:48-------5:48---
Sunset8:49-------8:49-------8:49-------
light rain
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rain showers
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cloud
cloud
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Rain (mm)
121---------------------
Temp. °C131313131314151616151414141616151513131313141515
Feels °C (?)91112121112131312121212131311101110111010101211
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