Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
16.1° 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 10AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111010101010111313131313131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)813730101372533641821719013590835850341302223674264334475385475041145
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset-----5:40-------5:39-------5:37--
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-11211-------21---------
Temp. °C111111111314131210111214161412121211111214131212
Feels °C (?)47997778789911117654666676
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