Surf Forecasts:
Clifton Beach surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 29 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period, SSW swell with 925 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s 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 Sunday (Jul 26) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 17s. 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 2.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Clifton Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here again, with the same read on Clifton Beach in feet and miles.
The first few days are pretty quiet. Not much to get excited about until Monday afternoon the 27th of July. That’s when a little window opens.
The real standout is Tuesday the 4th of August. That morning, we’ve got 5ft of swell from the SSW, with the wind going totally glassy out of the NW. The water temp is about normal for the season at 53°. The combined energy is moderate (270). This is the session to aim for.
Thursday the 6th of August also looks promising. The morning brings 6ft from the SSE, with a light NW breeze blowing cross-offshore – clean conditions. The energy is strong (1307), so there’s some proper punch.
The rest of the first week has some smaller, clean days, but nothing else stands out. The 29th of July is a write-off with 28 mph onshore winds blowing the 7ft swell into a chop.
After the 6th, it drops off fast. By the 8th of August, we’re looking at waves barely a foot high, and it stays that small through the 9th. The 10th of August has a bit more size and long period, but the wind is too strong onshore in the afternoon to make it worthwhile.
Over the whole 16 days, Tuesday the 4th of August morning is your best bet.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 66 | 81 | 322 | 265 | 380 | 284 | 362 | 925 | 586 | 269 | 105 | 84 | 59 | 87 | 285 | 139 | 92 | 201 | 511 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14AM0.35m | 4:20PM0.71m | 7:02AM0.36m | 5:03PM0.71m | 7:46AM0.36m | 5:46PM0.71m | 8:26AM0.37m | 6:29PM0.70m | 9:02AM0.40m | 7:14PM0.68m | 9:36AM0.43m | 8:04PM0.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40PM0.13m | 8:42AM0.34m | 00:23AM0.12m | 9:28AM0.34m | 1:05AM0.11m | 10:18AM0.34m | 1:45AM0.10m | 11:15AM0.35m | 2:21AM0.11m | 12:21PM0.36m | 2:56AM0.11m | 1:36PM0.36m | 3:30AM0.13m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 20 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 83 | 66 | 81 | 322 | 265 | 380 | 284 | 362 | 7 | 20 | 113 | 105 | 65 | 59 | 26 | 67 | 139 | 62 | 201 | 511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 16 | — | ESE 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | — | 20 | 69 | 24 | 14 | 87 | 16 | 106 | 92 | 31 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | ESE 13 | E 16 | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | SE 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 13 | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 9 | WSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 3 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 925 | 586 | 269 | 9 | 84 | 43 | 2 | 285 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 1209 | 14 | 33 | 56 | 56 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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