Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 9 | S 14 | E 7 | S 14 | E 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 126 | 153 | 10 | 585 | 9 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 67 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 593 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.60m | 5:03AM1.62m | 5:34PM1.60m | 5:47AM1.54m | 6:21PM1.56m | 6:32AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.14m | 11:16AM0.07m | 11:39PM0.19m | 11:59AM0.12m | 00:28AM0.28m | 12:43PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 281 | 126 | 123 | 180 | 585 | 580 | 413 | 161 | 427 | 519 | 633 | 994 | 1240 | 1399 | 1207 | 1196 | 1059 | 633 | 622 | 763 | 515 | 431 | 316 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 133 | 103 | 218 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 210 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 123 | 15 | 481 | 295 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | S 11 | E 10 | E 7 | S 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 6 | SW 19 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 107 | 153 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 59 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 67 | 123 | 145 | 316 | 593 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 241 | 262 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 51 |
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