Clifton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s not beat around the bush—this stretch is going to have you checking the forecast more than waxing your board. The first few days are basically flat or messy, with water temp around 52°F, which is a bit cooler than typical for the time of year. Get the 4/3 on.

Monday afternoon is a write-off—a fresh SW breeze and a bumpy 2ft of swell. Tuesday morning is even smaller, but the afternoon turns glassy with a clean 2ft. It’s surfable, but barely. Wednesday brings a bit more size at 3ft, but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. Not worth it.

Thursday sees swell build to 4ft in the morning with a clean cross-off breeze, but it’s still ordinary. The afternoon gets to 5ft, but the cross-shore wind adds chop. Friday morning is the first real window: 6ft of SSW swell with moderate energy and a gentle cross-shore breeze. It’s still only marginal, but it’s the biggest yet. The afternoon turns messy again.

Now, Saturday the 15th is your first proper standout. We’ve got 4ft of S swell, a light cross-off breeze, and the word is "very good." Clifton Beach (Western Australia) is fairly consistent, but it gets crowded, so be ready for company. The S swell is a bit off their ideal, but the clean conditions will make it a fun one. Get out in the morning before the wind swings onshore.

Sunday the 16th is cleaner but smaller—3ft with light offshore winds and a glassy feel. Not big, but clean. Monday the 17th is flat and glassy. Then we hit a dry spell from Tuesday the 18th through Thursday the 20th, with tiny waves and mostly poor conditions. That’s a few days of nothing.

Things start to stir again around Friday the 21st. Swell returns to 3ft, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s not going to have any punch. Offshore winds keep it clean, though. Saturday the 22nd is similar—small, but with a much longer period of 21-23 seconds, which is a proper groundswell. But the size just isn’t there. Sunday and Monday stay small, with strong offshore winds but no swell to speak of.

Now, for the true standout of the whole run: Tuesday the 25th. We’ve got 2ft of S swell, but the period is a solid 18 seconds, and the wind is a light cross-off. Energy is moderate, and conditions are expected to be good. It’s small, but that long period gives it real shape and push. Clifton Beach is fairly consistent, and with that light wind, it could be a clean, cruisy session. The afternoon holds similar conditions, so you’ve got a window.

So there you have it. The first week is a grind. The second week has a couple of brighter spots, with Saturday the 15th for size and Tuesday the 25th for clean, long-period waves. But don’t plan a trip around the long-range stuff—it’s promising, but far from a lock.

Rusty.

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