Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.3° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1.4
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
287
466
454
443
428
1070
295
288
280
209
191
175
220
201
683
846
566
1173
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
N
10
N
30
SSE
15
SSE
10
N
15
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
35
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
on
cross-on
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:49PM0.42m
8:00AM0.61m
10:11PM0.40m
8:28AM0.63m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.33m
3:34PM0.18m
1:31AM0.37m
4:26PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
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6:24
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6:22
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7:28
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7:29
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 mm
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3
3
1
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1
1
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1
1
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1
Temp °C
17
17
13
10
10
11
15
11
10
10
8
8
7
8
9
8
9
10
Feels °C
12
14
11
4
7
9
10
2
2
2
1
1
0
-1
-1
1
2
1
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