Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 12AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 12 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 255 | 355 | 209 | 205 | 98 | 73 | 142 | 142 | 110 | 108 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 44 | 48 | 506 | 232 | 376 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.15m | 10:27AM0.98m | 11:22PM1.10m | 12:30PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.58m | 4:14AM0.66m | 4:23PM0.67m | 6:05AM0.66m | 6:21PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 341 | 128 | 158 | 128 | 113 | 80 | 307 | 285 | 447 | 110 | 108 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 522 | 842 | 1081 | 1586 | 376 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | SSW 20 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 299 | 255 | 251 | 209 | 389 | 322 | 86 | 71 | 142 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 154 | 44 | 48 | 43 | 232 | 1154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | — | S 23 | SSW 21 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 64 | 265 | 245 | 125 | 205 | 98 | 73 | 142 | 52 | 110 | — | 10 | 45 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 47 | 41 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 145 | 251 | 355 | 421 | 84 | 195 | 145 | 99 | 56 | 432 | 644 | 905 | 1567 | 1503 | 1306 | 920 | 506 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 12 | 14 | 110 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 7 | 241 | 590 | 457 | 398 | 397 | 110 | 408 | 5 | 0 |
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