Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.4
S
1.7
S
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)101010101111111111111312121212121211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7418389329691075101191713446838541086861748646646518549418418357263220208141
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
0.67
8:19AM
0.49
7:28PM
0.70
9:52AM
0.46
8:12PM
0.72
11:33AM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
0.09
1:05PM
0.32
2:58AM
0.04
1:45PM
0.38
4:05AM
0.00
2:24PM
0.43
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10101010101111111110977812131212111111121414
Feels °C (?)10101122456434910910888101112
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