Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 11PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 108 | 123 | 94 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 783 | 550 | 429 | 320 | 309 | 235 | 202 | 135 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.01m | 10:12AM0.97m | 11:02PM0.97m | 12:18PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.70m | 4:34PM0.79m | 5:29AM0.67m | 6:31PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 253 | 286 | 331 | 288 | 206 | 123 | 94 | 61 | 42 | 41 | 783 | 550 | 429 | 320 | 309 | 235 | 202 | 135 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 9 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 82 | 35 | 82 | 108 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | SW 15 | SE 6 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 7 | SW 11 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 82 | 33 | 34 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 39 | 37 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 33 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 192 | 32 | — | 47 | 718 | 554 | 468 | 1499 | 1433 | 1016 | 1202 | 858 | 256 | 107 | — | — | 90 | 43 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 14 | 158 | 624 | 590 | 590 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 217 |
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