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Surf forecast Clifton Beach today

Waves, swell and wind at Clifton Beach (Tasmania, Australia) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.

Right now

Waves0.6 m8 s · from S
Swell0.5 m8 s · from S
Wind22 km/hfrom SSW · gusts 31 · onshore
Water15.0 °C

Small onshore.

Clifton Beach surf forecast, next 3 days

  • Flat
  • Small
  • Fun
  • Good
  • Big

Sunday 25 October

Small Best window 08:00–11:00: small, onshore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
06:000.6 m · 8 s S0.5 m · 8 s S22–31 km/h SSW onshore
09:000.6 m · 8 s S0.5 m · 7 s S16–25 km/h S onshore
12:000.7 m · 6 s SSW0.5 m · 7 s S35–43 km/h SSW onshore
15:000.9 m · 5 s SSW0.5 m · 9 s SSW36–48 km/h S onshore
18:001.0 m · 5 s SSW0.5 m · 8 s S34–47 km/h SSW onshore

Monday 26 October

Small Best window 06:00–09:00: small, offshore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
06:000.7 m · 7 s S0.5 m · 7 s S20–29 km/h NNW offshore
09:000.7 m · 6 s SSW0.5 m · 7 s S20–26 km/h W cross-shore
12:000.8 m · 5 s SSW0.5 m · 7 s S36–50 km/h SW cross-shore
15:000.9 m · 5 s SSW0.4 m · 9 s S38–48 km/h SSW onshore
18:000.8 m · 6 s S0.5 m · 7 s S24–35 km/h SSW onshore

Tuesday 27 October

Small Best window 07:00–10:00: small, offshore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
06:000.7 m · 7 s SSW0.5 m · 5 s S19–28 km/h NW cross-shore
09:000.7 m · 6 s SSW0.5 m · 5 s SSW15–26 km/h WNW cross-shore
12:000.8 m · 6 s SW0.5 m · 6 s SSW30–42 km/h W cross-shore
15:000.8 m · 6 s SW0.6 m · 7 s SSW30–41 km/h W cross-shore
18:000.9 m · 6 s SW0.6 m · 8 s SSW32–43 km/h W cross-shore

Wednesday 28 October

Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, offshore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
06:000.9 m · 9 s SSW0.8 m · 9 s SSW19–26 km/h NNW offshore
09:001.0 m · 9 s SSW0.8 m · 10 s SSW13–17 km/h WNW cross-shore
12:001.0 m · 9 s SSW0.9 m · 10 s SSW20–27 km/h W cross-shore
15:001.2 m · 9 s SSW1.1 m · 10 s SSW30–35 km/h SW cross-shore
18:001.5 m · 10 s SSW1.3 m · 9 s SSW37–45 km/h WSW cross-shore

Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.

Forecast for Sun 06:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC

Waves map around Clifton Beach

Open the waves map centred on Clifton Beach

Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.

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Questions

Is there surf at Clifton Beach today?
Small: waves 0.6 m at 8 s from S, swell 0.5 m · 8 s S (Sun 06:00).
Is the wind offshore at Clifton Beach?
Wind 22 km/h from SSW: onshore for a beach facing S.
When is the best time to surf Clifton Beach today?
08:00–11:00 (small, onshore)
How warm is the water at Clifton Beach?
15.0 °C
Where do the numbers come from?
The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Nearby surf spots

Shipstern Bluff 29 km · Cape Woolamai 527 km · Gunnamatta 553 km · Bells Beach 581 km · Jan Juc 583 km · 13th Beach 583 km

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Clifton Beach, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.