Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
S
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
S
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
3.5
SW
15
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1092
1342
1414
1219
871
721
588
491
573
478
361
443
1081
2530
4640
1398
1164
967
688
501
356
118
101
143
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
10
SW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
WNW
25
NW
40
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:03AM0.39m
11:07AM0.62m
2:41AM0.39m
11:56AM0.63m
3:07AM0.40m
12:47PM0.64m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.38m
7:17PM0.16m
4:32AM0.39m
8:01PM0.15m
5:40AM0.38m
8:43PM0.14m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
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6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
13
19
18
14
15
15
15
13
14
16
16
13
10
8
8
10
17
22
22
16
15
Feels °C
5
6
3
7
13
12
8
11
10
10
7
7
10
10
10
7
4
3
4
12
16
16
11
7
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