Surf Forecasts:
Clifton Beach surf forecast from 10 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 11 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, SW swell with 6,486 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW 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 Thursday (Sep 10) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 1.4m and 16s. 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 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 11) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 14s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Fri 11th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Clifton Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let's break down the same stretch for Clifton Beach, but in feet and Fahrenheit.
Alright folks, Clifton Beach is the only game in town, and she's gonna put on a bit of a show before going quiet. The surf this week is all about a strong, long-period SSW groundswell – waves that travel a long way and hit with a lot of punch, but can be a bit fat and straight on a beach like this.
The clear winner is Friday morning, September 11th. You've got chest-to-head-high surf, about 6ft, from the SSW with a very long 17-second period. The combined energy is huge at 1949. But the real story is the wind: dead flat. It's glassy, with a light offshore whisper from the NW. The report calls it "excellent" for experienced surfers, and that's the truth. The water temp is 54°F, which is pretty standard for this time of year.
Saturday morning, September 12th is a great backup plan. Swell drops back to a clean 4ft from the SSW, still with that long 16-second period, and we get that same glassy condition with a light Northerly breeze. Combined energy is 939. Properly fun waves for the Sunday morning crew.
But you gotta watch out for Friday afternoon, September 11th. The swell is forecast to absolutely fire up to 12ft with an insane combined energy of 8042. The report flat-out says it's too big for this spot. That's a "stay on the beach and watch" kind of day.
After that peak, it's a slow fade. Sunday morning, September 13th is small but clean, with 3ft of swell and a good offshore breeze. The rest of that week, from Monday the 14th to Wednesday the 16th, is rough with messy cross-shore winds.
There's a little light on Thursday morning, September 17th, with 5ft of swell and a clean cross-off breeze. It's surfable, but it's not a standout.
Then the well runs dry. From Friday the 18th right through to the 25th, the swell is small and the winds are mostly poor. There are a couple of tiny, clean days in the third week of September, like Wednesday morning the 23rd (2ft, clean) and Tuesday morning the 22nd (2ft, gentle offshore), but you'll need a longboard. Friday morning the 25th sees a bump to 6ft, but the cross-shore wind will make a mess of it.
Bottom line: your best bets are Friday the 11th or Saturday the 12th. After that, it's a long stretch of flat, small days, with only a few fleeting hours of tiny, clean waves.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||
PM | 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 16 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1195 | 3848 | 1949 | 6093 | 1591 | 939 | 596 | 589 | 337 | 237 | 104 | 67 | 38 | 261 | 1591 | 1447 | 898 | 1350 | 1091 | 883 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:44PM0.64m | 7:24AM0.47m | 6:40PM0.58m | 7:52AM0.50m | 7:40PM0.52m | 8:18AM0.53m | 8:46PM0.46m | 8:44AM0.56m | 10:01PM0.42m | 9:12AM0.58m | 11:25PM0.39m | 9:44AM0.60m | 00:52AM0.38m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.14m | 12:31PM0.32m | 1:30AM0.20m | 1:39PM0.29m | 1:56AM0.26m | 2:46PM0.26m | 2:15AM0.31m | 3:51PM0.23m | 2:29AM0.34m | 4:50PM0.21m | 2:40AM0.37m | 5:43PM0.19m | 2:53AM0.38m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | NE 13 | E 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1195 | 1012 | 1949 | 1949 | 1591 | 939 | 596 | 589 | 337 | 237 | 104 | 67 | 38 | 261 | 7 | 3 | 898 | 1350 | 1091 | 883 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 6 | S 19 | SW 6 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 3848 | — | 6093 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 57 | 1591 | 1447 | 15 | 7 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 571 | 570 | 580 | 826 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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