Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.5°C
0.2° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.3
S
8
0.6
S
13
1.1
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
307
235
205
157
152
150
101
115
108
395
277
380
395
223
121
330
102
91
88
55
53
39
76
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
NNW
5
WSW
0
NNW
0
SSE
10
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:26AM0.38m
3:52PM0.69m
6:04AM0.39m
4:39PM0.69m
6:42AM0.41m
5:26PM0.68m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.13m
8:45AM0.34m
11:38PM0.12m
9:41AM0.34m
00:18AM0.12m
10:41AM0.33m
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light rain
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clear
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
10
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
8
7
6
8
13
15
13
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
11
9
11
10
7
4
1
1
1
3
4
7
5
4
2
4
10
12
10
6
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