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Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C
 (Which is 2.3°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 5AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 24s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
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Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.6
S
1.4
SW
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
2.2
SW
1.7
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)88881212122112202019191918141818181717171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26833031527064553144432354237748547546545540819491759277727152381190314051004847
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
NNW
10
SE
15
SE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:08AM
0.65
4:43PM
0.41
3:00AM
0.67
5:21PM
0.42
3:52AM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07PM
0.37
9:59AM
0.13
8:08PM
0.36
10:44AM
0.11
9:09PM
0.35
11:28AM
0.10
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:05---
Sunset-------7:35-------7:32-------7:31
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C12101011111315161412101091215161514131211121416
Feels °C (?)423457810109776111213111111109111112
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