Clifton Beach surf break

Clifton Beach surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
17.1° 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: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (29 Mar)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
2.3
SW
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)151717171716161515141413131313131313131316161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7445891015116011078907246705301886383366290355355440427350335277501620605488
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
15
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSE
5
SW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
SE
10
SSE
0
NE
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
0.45
4:02AM
0.65
6:29PM
0.46
4:55AM
0.61
6:51PM
0.48
5:48AM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.39
11:40AM
0.11
10:46PM
0.37
12:14PM
0.15
11:48PM
0.34
12:43PM
0.19
Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----7:20-------7:22-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:07-------7:05-------7:02
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141311101012151817161413121315151615141414192425
Feels °C (?)6998710131615151312111213131613111110162123
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