Surf Forecasts:
Clifton Beach surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, SSW swell with 844 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 6 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S 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 Monday (Jul 06) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period. 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 1.1m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Clifton Beach over the next 16 days.
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Right mate, Rusty here for the imperial crew. Let’s break down Clifton Beach over the next couple weeks. Water temp’s around 53°F, pretty normal for the season, nothing wild.
The standout is Wednesday July 8th. That morning you’ve got a 4ft SSW groundswell with a long 18-second period, combined energy hitting 867 – solid power. Wind is light offshore from the north at 6 mph, waves clean and lined up. Afternoon stays clean with 3ft and a cross-off breeze. That’s the one to circle on the calendar. Expect a crowd – it’s a popular spot when it’s on.
Monday the 6th morning serves up a 3ft S swell at 14 seconds, offshore wind, energy 407 – rideable but not the same quality. Tuesday the 7th morning: 3ft SSW, 17-second period, cross-off breeze, energy 372 – still a fun session. After that it tapers off: Thursday through Saturday sees tiny 1ft to 2ft waves, weak energy dropping to 60 or less, even with offshore winds it’s flat and ordinary.
Come Monday the 13th there’s a pulse: 3ft SSW, 16-second period, cross-off NW wind, energy 644 – a decent dawny. But the afternoon goes messy with cross-shore wind. Tuesday the 14th afternoon offers 3ft, 18 seconds, energy 728, but with moderate cross-off it’s marginal. Wednesday the 15th afternoon gets hammered by a 43 mph southerly gale and 4ft onshore – leave that for the kite crew. The rest of that week stays blown out with strong southerlies.
The second week (from the 17th onward) is mostly small and clean but weak – 1ft to 3ft, with a few sessions like Tuesday the 21st morning: 3ft SSW, 16 seconds, energy 326, moderate offshore wind. A long-range possibility, but nothing beats that Wednesday the 8th.
So do yourself a favour: get out Wednesday July 8th. That’s the session.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 158 | 194 | 372 | 366 | 223 | 844 | 655 | 269 | 188 | 125 | 404 | 188 | 160 | 85 | 75 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 79 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:17PM0.52m | 11:07PM0.56m | 12:51PM0.58m | 00:24AM0.51m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.35m | 6:00AM0.14m | 6:52PM0.29m | 6:41AM0.17m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSW 17 | E 11 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | S 21 |
| kJ | 407 | 58 | 194 | 372 | 9 | 27 | 844 | 655 | 269 | 188 | 125 | 404 | 188 | 160 | 85 | 75 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | S 19 | E 11 | ESE 11 | S 21 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | S 20 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 18 | SSW 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | 158 | 184 | 9 | 11 | 223 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 73 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | — | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 5 | E 11 | E 8 | N 3 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 87 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 11 | — | 31 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | W 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 366 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 24 | 36 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 477 | 496 | 34 | 0 |
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