Clifton Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again. Let's break down the same outlook but in feet and Fahrenheit so it sits right.

The water temp at Clifton Beach is 53°F, which is dead average for the season.

This Sunday morning, you've got a tiny 2ft SSW swell rollin' in, but the energy is weak (102). A moderate cross-off breeze from the NW keeps it clean, but you'll be scratchin' for a ride. The afternoon bumps up to a tiny 2ft, still clean.

Monday morning is small – 2ft with a clean offshore wind, but the energy drops to 91. The afternoon is the first real window. Swell hits 3ft from the SSW with a solid 15-second period, bumpin' the energy to 315. A gentle offshore breeze keeps it clean. That's a session.

Tuesday morning is a modest 3ft with a cross-off wind, clean but nothin' special. Then Tuesday afternoon, the wind goes glassy, dead calm at 3 mph, and the 3ft SSW swell holds a 14-second period with strong energy (308). That's a glass-off gem.

Then the weather turns ugly. From Wednesday through Thursday, strong cross-onshore winds mess everything up. The swell hits 6ft Wednesday morning, but it's a lumpy, blown-out 9-second wind swell with 593 energy and 31 mph winds. Thursday stays poor, even though you see a 4ft SW swell with a 13-second period in the lineup.

Friday morning cleans up with a light offshore breeze and 1ft swell. The afternoon goes dead glassy – zero wind – with 2ft waves and a 12-second period. Pretty and small.

Now for the picks. Saturday the 1st of August afternoon sees a clean 3ft SSW swell with a very long 17-second period and 419 energy. Light cross-off wind. Solid.

But the standout, without a doubt, is Sunday the 2nd of August. The morning delivers a clean, long-period 3ft S swell with an 18-second interval and energy jumpin' to 669. Light cross-off from the NW. That's your best bet. Clean, plenty of push, and the wind is your friend. The afternoon holds 3ft with a 17-second period, still clean.

After that, the first week of August has small clean windows, but nothing huge. Tuesday the 5th shows a 7ft SW swell with massive 2677 energy, but the wind switches onshore from the south. That's a choppy mess – might be more fun for the kite surfers.

The second week has potential. Friday the 7th of August has a 7ft SSW swell with clean cross-off winds and 1090 energy in the morning, then a 6ft, 17-second groundswell in the afternoon with 3025 energy. That's a powerful, long-period swell with clean conditions. The long period might make it break a bit straight at the beach, so watch the tide.

Saturday the 8th of August brings a shorter period 4ft S/SE swell with a fresh offshore breeze. Clean, but the 8-second period means it won't have the same shape as those long period beauties.

Bottom line: Sunday the 2nd of August is your top call. Clean, long-period swell, good energy, good wind. Tuesday afternoon the 28th of July is a sneaky glass-off session. The big stuff from the 5th to the 7th is powerful but needs the wind on your side.

Rusty.

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