Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 153 | 81 | 67 | 68 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 47 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:13AM1.23m | 1:32PM1.42m | 1:47AM1.36m | 2:02PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.51m | 7:13AM0.40m | 7:45PM0.34m | 7:45AM0.27m | 8:15PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 153 | 1297 | 1731 | 1177 | 713 | 603 | 614 | 683 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 1739 | 1491 | 1233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 164 | 212 | 81 | 67 | 68 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 81 | 33 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 1355 | — | 1543 | 717 | 1086 | 1237 | 1379 | 1204 | 1332 | 1945 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 590 | 294 | 294 | 375 | 449 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 961 | 999 | 183 | 292 |
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