Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 770 | 761 | 1047 | 694 | 694 | 722 | 736 | 648 | 625 | 541 | 471 | 308 | 425 | 443 | 615 | 698 | 736 | 698 | 625 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.84m | 4:49AM1.66m | 5:05PM1.77m | 5:21AM1.58m | 5:38PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM-0.05m | 10:45PM-0.02m | 10:50AM-0.01m | 11:16PM0.04m | 11:23AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 771 | 694 | 694 | 722 | 736 | 648 | 625 | 541 | 471 | 308 | 425 | 443 | 615 | 698 | 736 | 698 | 625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 229 | 130 | 28 | 17 | 29 | 67 | 99 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 88 | 30 | 16 | 175 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 645 | 688 | 683 | 826 | 770 | 761 | 1047 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 23 | 41 | 100 | 161 | 246 | 292 | 330 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 139 | 589 | 472 | 110 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 241 | 294 | 297 | 241 | 241 | 74 | 244 | 627 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 258 |
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