Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.7° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
13
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.4
SW
12
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1025
672
279
198
181
145
108
82
57
40
38
35
28
28
28
28
64
96
90
55
51
49
28
28
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SSW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
15
E
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:48PM0.39m
9:01AM0.63m
9:38AM0.63m
10:22AM0.63m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.39m
5:15PM0.14m
6:02PM0.13m
6:47PM0.13m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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6:18
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7:31
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Temp °C
8
7
8
10
11
10
11
11
9
9
9
10
11
12
10
10
10
9
8
13
17
16
13
12
Feels °C
1
1
3
4
5
4
7
9
5
6
7
8
8
9
5
6
6
4
3
9
12
10
10
11
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