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Clifton Beach surf report and forecast

Tasmania, Australia · updated 02 Nov 2026, 23:49 AEDT · NOAA GFS-Wave cycle 20261102_06z
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0.0rating now (B 0 · A 0)
0.1 m (0.5 ft)wave height now
14.3 speriod
Sswell from
1 kt SSEwind glassy
15 °C (59 °F)water · 4/3 mm fullsuit, boots optional
05:52 / 19:55sunrise / sunset

Swell 1: 0.1 m 14 s S · Swell 2: 0.1 m 2 s E

Best window this week: Friday 14:00 AEDT — 1.0 0.3 m (1.1 ft) at 15 s, cross-onshore wind. Ratings: 0–10 for an intermediate surfer; B = beginner, A = advanced. Offshore/onshore is judged against the coast's orientation (116° faces the sea).

7-day surf forecast

DayRatingWave heightPeriodSwell fromWindSun
Mon 02 Nov0.6 B 3 · A 00.1–0.3 m (0.5–1.0 ft)14 sS6 kt cross-onshore05:52–19:55
Tue 03 Nov0.0 B 0 · A 00.1–0.5 m (0.4–1.5 ft)8 sS8 kt cross-shore05:51–19:56
Wed 04 Nov0.0 B 0 · A 00.1–0.5 m (0.2–1.6 ft)10 sS8 kt cross-offshore05:49–19:57
Thu 05 Nov0.0 B 0 · A 00.1–0.5 m (0.4–1.5 ft)11 sSW7 kt cross-offshore05:48–19:58
Fri 06 Nov1.0 B 4 · A 00.2–0.3 m (0.6–1.1 ft)12 sS10 kt cross-onshore05:47–20:00
Sat 07 Nov0.3 B 1 · A 00.3–0.8 m (1.0–2.6 ft)5 sSSW14 kt cross-shore05:46–20:01
Sun 08 Nov0.1 B 2 · A 00.2–0.5 m (0.8–1.5 ft)5 sS10 kt cross-offshore05:44–20:02

Today and tomorrow, every 3 hours

TimeRatingWavePeriod · fromWind
Mon 23:000.0 B 0 · A 00.1 m (0.5 ft)14 s S1 kt SSE glassy
Tue 02:000.0 B 0 · A 00.1 m (0.4 ft)14 s S6 kt SW cross-shore
Tue 05:000.0 B 0 · A 00.1 m (0.5 ft)14 s S7 kt SW cross-shore
Tue 08:000.0 B 0 · A 00.2 m (0.5 ft)14 s S8 kt SW cross-shore
Tue 11:000.0 B 0 · A 00.2 m (0.7 ft)13 s S9 kt S cross-onshore
Tue 14:000.0 B 0 · A 00.3 m (1.1 ft)2 s S12 kt SSE cross-onshore
Tue 17:000.0 B 0 · A 00.5 m (1.5 ft)3 s S14 kt S cross-onshore
Tue 20:000.0 B 0 · A 00.3 m (1.0 ft)3 s S8 kt S cross-onshore
Tue 23:000.0 B 0 · A 00.2 m (0.6 ft)3 s S1 kt SSW glassy

Clifton Beach tide chart

+0.4 m-0.6 mTue 03Wed 04Thu 05Fri 06Sat 07Sun 08Mon 09
DayHigh and low tide (AEDT, height vs. mean sea level)
Mon 02 NovLow 22:00 (-0.6 m / -1.8 ft)
Tue 03 NovHigh 04:50 (+0.3 m / +0.9 ft) · Low 10:10 (-0.1 m / -0.3 ft) · High 15:50 (+0.4 m / +1.2 ft) · Low 22:50 (-0.5 m / -1.6 ft)
Wed 04 NovHigh 05:30 (+0.3 m / +1.0 ft) · Low 11:20 (-0.1 m / -0.5 ft) · High 17:00 (+0.3 m / +1.0 ft) · Low 23:30 (-0.4 m / -1.4 ft)
Thu 05 NovHigh 06:10 (+0.3 m / +1.1 ft) · Low 12:20 (-0.2 m / -0.7 ft) · High 18:00 (+0.2 m / +0.8 ft)
Fri 06 NovLow 00:20 (-0.3 m / -1.1 ft) · High 06:50 (+0.4 m / +1.2 ft) · Low 13:20 (-0.3 m / -1.0 ft) · High 19:10 (+0.2 m / +0.6 ft)
Sat 07 NovLow 00:50 (-0.2 m / -0.8 ft) · High 07:20 (+0.4 m / +1.3 ft) · Low 14:10 (-0.3 m / -1.1 ft) · High 20:10 (+0.2 m / +0.5 ft)
Sun 08 NovLow 01:30 (-0.2 m / -0.6 ft) · High 07:50 (+0.4 m / +1.3 ft) · Low 15:00 (-0.4 m / -1.3 ft) · High 21:10 (+0.1 m / +0.5 ft)

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Waves: NOAA GFS-Wave global 0.25deg, cycle 20261102 06z (NOMADS). Tides: GOT4.10c (NASA GSFC) via pyTMD. Water: sea surface temperature: Open-Meteo Marine API (ECMWF / Météo-France), CC BY 4.0. Times in local time (Australia/Hobart). Forecast for the nearest open-water model point (-43.00, 147.50); local bathymetry, tide and wind change conditions at the beach.