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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
24.0° 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 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
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 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 114 | 166 | 283 | 331 | 303 | 485 | 645 | 612 | 604 | 630 | 509 | 560 | 662 | 507 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.21m | 8:28PM1.15m | 9:08AM1.06m | 10:42PM1.13m | 11:27AM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.49m | 1:51PM0.51m | 2:45AM0.65m | 3:38PM0.61m | 5:18AM0.66m | 5:41PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
3950 | 3416 | 3213 | 2829 | 2576 | 2088 | 1637 | 1321 | 1127 | 961 | 623 | 530 | 418 | 271 | 210 | 278 | 356 | 383 | 392 | 393 | 81 | 81 | 497 | 383 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | 140 | 104 | 78 | 81 | — | 5 | 56 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 16 | 38 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 114 | 166 | 283 | 331 | 303 | 485 | 645 | 612 | 604 | 630 | 509 | 560 | 662 | 507 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 241 | 955 | 292 | 292 | 186 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 408 | 458 | 430 | 183 | 129 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 262 | 399 | 292 | 12 |
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