Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.0° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 2PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (10 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
4
4
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3
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4
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4
3
4
4
3
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
17
1.8
SSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
1.8
SSW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
18
1.6
S
18
1.5
S
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
S
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2385
1771
5750
4853
1025
3919
4027
4487
5681
1972
6568
6093
6013
1537
1628
1615
1344
927
758
581
266
286
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
ENE
5
N
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
6:54AM0.45m
5:44PM0.64m
7:24AM0.47m
6:40PM0.58m
7:52AM0.50m
7:40PM0.52m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.34m
00:58AM0.14m
12:31PM0.32m
1:30AM0.20m
1:39PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
9
12
14
16
14
13
10
9
8
9
14
15
12
10
8
6
5
7
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
5
10
10
10
9
7
5
4
4
6
11
11
9
8
6
3
2
4
8
6
8
6
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