Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 21s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)21s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
S
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
55
52
49
31
51
78
34
71
69
76
125
64
68
35
17
16
26
26
25
49
64
64
107
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
S
15
S
15
S
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross
High Tide
10:07PM0.54m
11:21AM0.57m
11:24PM0.49m
12:01PM0.63m
00:48AM0.46m
12:46PM0.68m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.19m
5:39PM0.26m
5:21AM0.23m
6:53PM0.20m
6:04AM0.27m
8:02PM0.13m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
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5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
10
10
11
10
9
8
7
8
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
4
6
8
7
7
8
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