Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 855 | 15 | 26 | 148 | 299 | 222 | 317 | 338 | 358 | 441 | 553 | 531 | 507 | 509 | 554 | 506 | 500 | 537 | 588 | 593 | 593 | 528 | 538 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45AM1.45m | 2:22PM1.36m | 2:41AM1.54m | 3:13PM1.49m | 3:30AM1.62m | 3:59PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.29m | 8:22PM0.30m | 9:00AM0.17m | 9:16PM0.19m | 9:45AM0.08m | 10:04PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1009 | 855 | 748 | 650 | 148 | 368 | 206 | 204 | 263 | 247 | 292 | 337 | 388 | 184 | 141 | 397 | 286 | 500 | 537 | 588 | 593 | 593 | 528 | 538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 437 | 100 | 283 | 273 | 268 | 251 | 247 | 194 | 198 | — | 17 | 97 | 206 | 33 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | S 15 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | SW 15 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 27 | 89 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 55 | — | — | 9 | 133 | 85 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 299 | 222 | 317 | 338 | 358 | 441 | 553 | 531 | 507 | 509 | 554 | 506 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 449 | 241 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 109 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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