Clifton Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.99° S 147.53° E

Clifton Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Clifton Beach sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Clifton Beach today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Clifton Beach at 2AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
3
2
3
2
2
1
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)
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.1
S
16
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
588
580
485
371
361
361
904
1255
2417
1249
1029
847
589
423
366
247
118
163
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
W
30
W
20
W
20
W
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
NE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
50
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:41AM0.39m
11:56AM0.63m
3:07AM0.40m
12:47PM0.64m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.16m
4:32AM0.39m
8:01PM0.15m
5:40AM0.38m
8:43PM0.14m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
15
17
16
13
11
8
8
10
18
22
22
16
15
Feels °C
10
11
9
10
9
10
11
11
11
7
3
2
4
12
15
14
10
5
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