Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
15.1°C
2.6° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1
SSW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
16
21
19
14
13
13
19
31
30
65
114
331
353
443
236
928
400
1504
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
15
NE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:09AM0.55m
4:19PM0.49m
5:27AM0.58m
5:23PM0.44m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.16m
11:00AM0.33m
10:38PM0.21m
12:00PM0.28m
10:57PM0.26m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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2
1
4
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
11
9
8
7
Feels °C
10
10
5
6
7
9
7
11
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
7
4
4
4
2
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