
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Claptons Coils today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Claptons Coils at 3PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Claptons Coils. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 9 | SSE 11 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
233 | 233 | 158 | 111 | 91 | 89 | 71 | 60 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 44 | 39 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 146 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:01PM1.70m | 3:14AM1.62m | 3:29PM1.79m | 3:44AM1.67m | 3:58PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.11m | 9:12PM0.08m | 9:16AM0.03m | 9:40PM-0.00m | 9:44AM-0.01m | 10:10PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 7 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1180 | 1162 | 1028 | 808 | 782 | 694 | 694 | 769 | 864 | 614 | 568 | 1533 | 1626 | 1836 | 1760 | 1785 | 1527 | 1401 | 1285 | 10 | 14 | 2168 | 2200 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
28 | 178 | 158 | 111 | 91 | 89 | 71 | 60 | 43 | 422 | 537 | 22 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 12 | WSW 4 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 9 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | — |
— | 32 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 84 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 39 | 3 | 44 | 39 | 10 | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | NE 7 | E 7 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — |
233 | 233 | — | 13 | 17 | 43 | 49 | 17 | 15 | — | 14 | 40 | — | — | 21 | 167 | 139 | 146 | 220 | 1982 | 2002 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 138 | 14 | 69 | 138 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 138 | 8 | 8 |
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