Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 122 | 134 | 134 | 106 | 92 | 70 | 70 | 216 | 72 | 139 | 215 | 305 | 102 | 97 | 98 | 72 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 1138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.14m | 7:20AM1.03m | 7:35PM1.01m | 10:12AM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.58m | 1:05AM0.60m | 1:26PM0.72m | 2:39AM0.70m | 4:34PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 5 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 137 | 122 | 134 | 134 | 106 | 49 | 37 | 70 | 250 | 93 | 175 | 232 | 171 | 102 | 97 | 98 | 72 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 1138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | — | SSW 15 | SE 5 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | 79 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 92 | 70 | 203 | — | 85 | 14 | — | 273 | 237 | 59 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 14 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 208 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 43 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | SW 2 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 275 | 172 | 108 | 82 | 66 | — | — | 31 | 216 | 72 | 139 | 215 | 305 | 2 | 545 | 656 | 1441 | 1968 | 1834 | 1666 | 1893 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 397 | 590 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 183 | 397 | 241 | 41 | 5 | 158 | 285 | 447 | 624 | 590 | 590 | 270 | 1 |
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