Surf Forecasts:
Clifton Beach surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period, SSW swell with 1,060 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 31 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Clifton Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Clifton Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Clifton Beach in the next 16 days are 1.2m 19s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Clifton Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, going imperial.
Water temps are right about average for this time of year, nothing too different.
First few days are pretty flat and ordinary, not worth a mention. The first surf worth a look is on Friday morning, 31st of July. It’s tiny, but at least the wind lays off and it cleans up. Then we get a gap before the real action.
Saturday, 1st of August morning at Clifton Beach brings a clean 3ft swell from the SSW with a light cross-off shore breeze. Combined energy is ramping (438). But the standout is Saturday afternoon: the swell bumps up to 4ft, still from the SSW, and the wind goes glassy offshore from the NNE. That’s your pick for the first week. Clean, glassy, long-period groundswell (19 seconds). Combined energy is solid (1049). It’s a fairly exposed break, so it’ll handle the size. Crowds are often, so get in early.
Sunday 2nd of August also looks clean with a moderate offshore and 3ft SSW swell.
Then we hit a dry patch – onshore wind, weak swell, choppy water. The next big standout is Friday morning, 7th of August. That morning serves up a clean 5ft SSW groundswell with a 17-second period and a light cross-offshore breeze. Combined energy is huge (1249). This is expert-level size. The afternoon stays glassy at 4ft. This is the one for the crew that can handle it.
Through the second week it’s patchy. There’s a promising window on Friday morning, 14th of August, with a clean 3ft SSW swell, a 20-second period, and a moderate offshore breeze. Combined energy is strong (813). It’s a long way out, so keep an eye on it, but it looks good right now.
For the rest, you’ll find plenty of gaps where the surf is just not happening for two or three days at a time.
Best bets: Saturday afternoon, 1st of August and Friday morning, 7th of August. Those are the true standouts.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSE 6 | S 21 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 333 | 217 | 104 | 60 | 85 | 67 | 107 | 438 | 1049 | 781 | 437 | 329 | 172 | 113 | 102 | 67 | 49 | 36 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:26AM0.37m | 6:29PM0.70m | 9:02AM0.40m | 7:14PM0.68m | 9:36AM0.43m | 8:04PM0.64m | 10:09AM0.47m | 9:01PM0.59m | 10:44AM0.52m | 10:07PM0.54m | 11:21AM0.57m | 11:24PM0.49m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.10m | 11:15AM0.35m | 2:21AM0.11m | 12:21PM0.36m | 2:56AM0.11m | 1:36PM0.36m | 3:30AM0.13m | 2:57PM0.34m | 4:05AM0.16m | 4:19PM0.31m | 4:42AM0.19m | 5:39PM0.26m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ESE 14 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 116 | 18 | 104 | 60 | 29 | 58 | 55 | 438 | 1049 | 781 | 437 | 329 | 172 | 113 | 102 | 67 | 28 | 21 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 56 | 23 | 85 | 19 | 47 | 68 | 67 | 53 | 35 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 60 | 25 | 36 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 20 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | E 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 4 | SE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 17 | 17 | 67 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 6 | N 3 | N 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 333 | 217 | 11 | 60 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 49 | 34 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 224 | 452 | 799 | 8 |
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