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White Clay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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White Clay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Clay sea temperature is
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at White Clay today?
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 1PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 13). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | - | - |
| Evening (13 May) | - | - |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
12 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 639 | 505 | 432 | 814 | 163 | 5 | 6 | 2355 | 2647 | 2543 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.33m | 1:39AM1.59m | 2:04PM1.44m | 2:20AM1.70m | 2:45PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.33m | 7:17PM0.29m | 7:58AM0.19m | 8:00PM0.18m | 8:38AM0.08m | 8:43PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
10 | 1652 | 2245 | — | — | — | 4126 | 2528 | 2091 | 1836 | 1428 | 639 | 505 | 432 | 814 | 711 | 617 | 1730 | 2355 | 2647 | 2543 | 2512 | 2252 | 2012 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 5 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 410 | 397 | 309 | 5 | 163 | 365 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1574 | — | — | 3565 | 6232 | 6786 | 8550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 1 | 241 | 959 | 1023 | 458 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 110 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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