Surf Forecasts:
Clifton Beach surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period, SSW swell with 1,630 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s 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 Wednesday (Jul 08) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Clifton Beach in the next 16 days are 1.7m 17s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Clifton Beach over the next 16 days.
Hey, Rusty here. Let’s break down Clifton Beach. The first surf worth paddling out for is Wednesday morning, July 8th, so a quiet start. The best windows across the whole 16 days are that Wednesday morning and then another on Friday, July 17th – circle those.
Wednesday morning, July 8th: water temp is about 53°, pretty normal for the season. The ocean’s pushing a clean 4ft SSW groundswell with a long 18-second period, and a light 6 mph offshore wind out of the NNW. That’s glassy, clean, surfable with moderate energy (1035). Clifton is fairly consistent and fairly exposed south, so it’s handling this well. Swell’s under 5ft, so fine for beginners and up. This is your best bet.
Wednesday afternoon drops to 3ft, still long period (18 seconds), but wind goes cross-shore east at 6 mph. Energy halfs to 655, and the tide makes it marginal. Not the call.
Thursday morning (July 9th) – small, 2ft SSW, 16 seconds, light offshore NNW at 6 mph. Clean but weak (191). Ordinary.
Thursday afternoon improves to 2ft S swell with a 19-second period and almost no wind (3 mph offshore). Clean, moderate energy (442). Better, still small.
Friday July 10th – 2ft to 2ft, weak, ordinary. Not worth driving for.
Saturday and Sunday (11th and 12th) – tiny waves with fresh to strong offshore winds making it messy and poor.
Monday July 13th – a pulse of 4ft to 5ft SSW groundswell, 16 seconds, but hit with a strong 28 mph cross-off to cross-shore wind. High energy (848 to 1194), but quality is poor. Messy.
Tuesday July 14th – 4ft to 5ft, 17 seconds, but still fresh cross-off wind and rain. Poor.
Wednesday to Saturday (15th to 18th) mostly poor or ordinary, then Friday July 17th stands out again. Friday morning: clean 4ft SSW groundswell, 18 seconds, light offshore from the north at 6 mph. Energy strong at 920. Over a week away, so it’s promising but not locked in. Friday afternoon holds at 4ft, same long period, near-calm. Very good.
After that it fades. Sunday July 19th onward is tiny or onshore junk through to Thursday the 23rd. The end of the run sees size spike on Wednesday the 22nd (6ft S swell but short 9-second period) and Thursday the 23rd (4ft to 6ft), but with strong cross-onshore wind. That’s lumpy, messy, better for kite than paddle.
Bottom line: Wednesday July 8th morning and Friday July 17th are the ones. Clean, offshore, long-period south swell. The rest is windy or flat.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 994 | 655 | 269 | 188 | 361 | 350 | 214 | 142 | 162 | 78 | 62 | 30 | 27 | 79 | 219 | 848 | 1194 | 1611 | 1099 | 767 | 516 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:28PM0.64m | 1:49AM0.47m | 2:09PM0.70m | 3:16AM0.44m | 2:53PM0.75m | 4:43AM0.43m | 3:41PM0.79m | 6:07AM0.42m | 4:31PM0.81m | 7:29AM0.41m | 5:24PM0.82m | 8:46AM0.41m | 6:17PM0.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.21m | 7:24AM0.22m | 9:16PM0.13m | 8:08AM0.27m | 10:21PM0.06m | 8:53AM0.32m | 11:24PM-0.00m | 9:37AM0.35m | 00:27AM-0.04m | 10:21AM0.37m | 1:27AM-0.05m | 11:08AM0.39m | 2:25AM-0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 994 | 655 | 269 | 188 | 361 | 350 | 214 | 142 | 162 | 78 | 62 | 30 | 27 | 79 | 219 | 848 | 1194 | 1611 | 1099 | 767 | 516 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | NE 5 | E 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 27 | 8 | 20 | 81 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 86 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | — | E 12 | — | N 4 | — | S 23 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 28 | 44 | — | 18 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 39 | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 572 | 6 | 4 | 729 | 729 | 900 | 580 | 9 | 16 | 729 | 852 |
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