Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.4° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
S
21
0.3
S
21
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
8
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
35
23
21
21
22
86
59
55
51
81
79
242
272
259
321
304
297
297
290
1193
355
266
198
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
30
S
40
S
35
SSW
25
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:20PM0.76m
1:01PM0.45m
9:14PM0.71m
1:26PM0.47m
10:06PM0.64m
Low Tide
12:50PM0.44m
4:40AM-0.03m
2:10PM0.45m
5:28AM0.02m
3:53PM0.45m
6:08AM0.08m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:41
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4:40
4:40
4:40
4:40
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
17
16
15
15
14
12
11
11
13
12
11
12
12
10
10
10
Feels °C
11
14
14
14
12
11
10
11
13
11
10
12
12
9
7
6
9
10
10
10
6
1
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
14
13
23
21
21
22
86
59
55
51
33
47
242
272
189
173
304
297
297
290
5
5
198
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
23
0.3
S
21
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
S
20
0.5
S
19
0.6
S
19
0.7
S
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.4
NE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
39
35
17
17
19
19
2
2
11
40
81
18
121
192
259
321
173
106
103
101
29
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
24
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
21
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
6
2
2
16
14
11
2
2
12
79
4
2
2
5
7
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.4
NW
3
1.5
S
16
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
Energy kJ
1
4
10
4
2
1
1
2
1193
355
266
195
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
2
Distance (km)
4
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
11
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
36
681
505
452
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
5
5
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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