Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 4PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 589 | 931 | 1027 | 1031 | 1035 | 1245 | 1368 | 1755 | 2003 | 2675 | 2967 | 3692 | 4063 | 2101 | 1515 | 1112 | 1000 | 896 | 802 | 979 | 725 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.78m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.69m | 5:34AM1.52m | 5:48PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM-0.02m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.05m | 11:31PM0.13m | 11:35AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 657 | 590 | 612 | 493 | 344 | 334 | 268 | 180 | 168 | 163 | 102 | 1518 | 2335 | 2101 | 1515 | 1112 | 1000 | 896 | 802 | 711 | 725 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 33 | — | 17 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1045 | 90 | 85 | 83 | 55 | 50 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | S 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | 152 | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 589 | 931 | 1027 | 1031 | 1035 | 1245 | 1368 | 1755 | 2003 | 2675 | 2967 | 3692 | 4063 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 979 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 639 | 627 | 589 | 589 | 408 | 398 | 398 | 397 | 262 | 109 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 110 | 218 | 51 |
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