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Clifton Beach

Victoria, Australia

Clifton Beach 1 photo

  • Clifton Beach, Victoria, Australia

    Clifton Beach, Victoria, Australia. Steve Bittinger from Canberra, Australia, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:53 pm
7 am
4.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.8
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.1
31 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Fair
11 am
3.8
34 km/h21 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
3.7
33 km/h20 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
4.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.3
32 km/h20 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
1.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
2.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
Now
2.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
2.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
2.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
17°C62°F
Water
16°C62°F
Wind
106 km/hmph W
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
2.6 m9 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
76%
Sunset
7:53 pm
Today
4.0Fair7 am3119
4.8Fair8 am3119
5.1Fair9 am3119
5.2Fair10 am3421
3.8Poor11 am3421
3.7Poor12 pm3320
4.7Fair1 pm3019
4.3Fair2 pm3220
1.6Poor3 pm2113
2.8Poor4 pm138
2.4PoorNow106
2.2Poor6 pm127
2.1Poor7 pm95
Sat
4.8Fair7 am96
4.9Fair8 am74
4.1Fair9 am64
3.8Poor10 am64
3.7Poor11 am74
3.5Poor12 pm117
3.4Poor1 pm128
3.4Poor2 pm149
3.1Poor3 pm1710
2.9Poor4 pm1912
2.4Poor5 pm2415
2.1Poor6 pm2516
1.9Poor7 pm2415
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 pm, -<0.1 m. High at 12 am, 0.2 m. Low at 6 am, <0.1 m. High at 11 am, 0.2 mLow 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 6 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 11 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow11 pm5 am11 am5 pm
  • Low 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 6 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 11 am, 0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 100%
  • Mon3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 47%
  • Tue4.5 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 44%
  • Wed3.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 41%
  • Thu5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 11%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Clifton Beach

From Wikipedia

Clifton Beach is a small, isolated ocean beach on the Great Ocean Road coast of south-western Victoria, Australia. The beach lies beneath steep coastal cliffs and is reached by a walking track descending from the surrounding bluff.

Source: Clifton Beach, Victoria on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
65 km40 miColac Airport (XCO)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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