Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 6PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 254 | 99 | 96 | 127 | 381 | 194 | 162 | 127 | 125 | 147 | 118 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.53m | 5:32AM1.41m | 5:41PM1.41m | 5:59AM1.29m | 6:07PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.20m | 11:25PM0.22m | 11:33AM0.31m | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 81 | 57 | 99 | 96 | 71 | 64 | 194 | 162 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 118 | 367 | 519 | 679 | 544 | 443 | 325 | 321 | 253 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 44 | 38 | 25 | 127 | 101 | 40 | 95 | 142 | 142 | 197 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 4 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 24 | 38 | — | — | — | — | 147 | 153 | 18 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | SW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 165 | 254 | 72 | 83 | 115 | 381 | 98 | 100 | 155 | 102 | 49 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 262 | 262 | 262 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 110 | 110 | 639 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 292 | 39 | 25 | 12 |
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