Clifton Beach
Victoria · Australia
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Clifton Beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the Australia shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~13.7°C (56.7°F) on average
Jan
17.8°C
64°F · 16.2–19.9°C
Feb
17.9°C
64.2°F · 17–19.2°C
Mar
17.7°C
63.9°F · 16.7–19.5°C
Apr
16.7°C
62.1°F · 14.8–17.6°C
May
15.7°C
60.3°F · 14.7–16.6°C
Jun
14.9°C
58.8°F · 14.2–16.2°C
Jul
14.4°C
57.9°F · 13.5–15.4°C
Aug
13.7°C
56.7°F · 12.8–14.5°C
Sep
13.7°C
56.7°F · 13–14.7°C
Oct
14.2°C
57.6°F · 13.3–15.3°C
Nov
15.4°C
59.7°F · 13.6–17.8°C
Dec
16.6°C
61.9°F · 14.8–18.6°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
S–W
Best wind
N–E
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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