Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 6PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 199 | 107 | 169 | 251 | 321 | 328 | 233 | 247 | 768 | 857 | 957 | 1090 | 1337 | 1494 | 1597 | 1828 | 2399 | 3420 | 4862 | 4766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.83m | 4:40AM1.67m | 4:57PM1.78m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:14AM-0.05m | 10:38PM0.01m | 10:42AM-0.02m | 11:05PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 121 | 130 | 107 | 81 | 72 | 50 | 469 | 125 | 229 | 590 | 612 | 493 | 344 | 334 | 268 | 233 | 168 | 163 | 102 | 1724 | 2756 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | — | — | E 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 108 | 48 | 40 | 61 | 58 | 164 | 37 | 589 | 657 | — | 18 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 402 | — | — | 1567 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 53 | 10 | 25 | 49 | 97 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 33 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 98 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 199 | 105 | 169 | 251 | 321 | 328 | 233 | 247 | 768 | 857 | 957 | 1090 | 1337 | 1494 | 1597 | 1828 | 2399 | 3420 | 4862 | 4766 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 476 | 585 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 264 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 627 | 589 | 408 | 408 | 398 | 399 | 270 | 116 | 1 |
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