Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.3° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 12PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
4
4
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4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
S
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
18
1.5
S
18
1.4
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.1
S
16
0.9
S
13
1
S
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1608
1909
6706
6093
5800
1537
1591
1407
1174
912
734
596
589
280
589
487
421
333
329
237
169
120
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
ENE
10
N
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NE
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:24AM0.47m
6:40PM0.58m
7:52AM0.50m
7:40PM0.52m
8:18AM0.53m
8:46PM0.46m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.32m
1:30AM0.20m
1:39PM0.29m
1:56AM0.26m
2:46PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
14
13
11
10
8
7
6
8
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
13
17
20
19
15
Feels °C
4
7
11
10
8
7
6
5
3
6
9
8
9
8
5
6
5
8
14
16
14
10
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