Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.1°C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
596
421
333
256
237
169
120
104
63
60
34
34
33
37
56
131
253
312
336
352
721
239
1095
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:18AM0.53m
8:46PM0.46m
8:44AM0.56m
10:01PM0.42m
9:12AM0.58m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.26m
2:46PM0.26m
2:15AM0.31m
3:51PM0.23m
2:29AM0.34m
4:50PM0.21m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
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5:54
5:55
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
14
18
21
19
17
16
14
13
19
19
16
14
12
10
9
8
10
9
8
7
7
Feels °C
5
6
6
9
16
17
15
12
12
10
9
16
15
11
10
6
2
1
1
3
1
-1
-1
-2
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