Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 11PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 27 | 982 | 686 | 536 | 411 | 347 | 264 | 223 | 249 | 184 | 145 | 97 | 135 | 119 | 83 | 176 | 85 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02PM0.97m | 12:18PM1.09m | 00:30AM1.09m | 1:00PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.79m | 5:29AM0.67m | 6:31PM0.66m | 6:35AM0.54m | 7:13PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 1310 | 982 | 686 | 536 | 411 | 347 | 264 | 223 | 249 | 184 | 145 | 80 | 135 | 119 | 71 | 85 | 355 | 769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 25 | 35 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 83 | 55 | 149 | 368 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | ENE 9 | SW 10 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 39 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 56 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 109 | 85 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | S 8 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1738 | 2481 | 699 | 1070 | 773 | 295 | — | — | 3 | 95 | 29 | 46 | 34 | 41 | 88 | 160 | 176 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 590 | 139 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 292 | 292 | 296 | 585 | 0 | 58 | 14 | 447 | 590 | 590 | 0 | 0 |
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