Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 2AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 56 | 326 | 363 | 405 | 381 | 346 | 313 | 345 | 307 | 266 | 235 | 208 | 179 | 155 | 91 | 88 | 119 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.13m | 1:45PM1.09m | 1:57AM1.22m | 2:31PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.68m | 7:30AM0.58m | 7:40PM0.60m | 8:19AM0.47m | 8:28PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 2746 | 1379 | 363 | 405 | 381 | 346 | 313 | 345 | 307 | 266 | 506 | 577 | 577 | 476 | 288 | 283 | 233 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 56 | 326 | 1067 | 763 | 752 | 656 | 515 | 508 | 459 | 453 | 235 | 208 | 179 | 155 | 91 | 88 | 206 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 37 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 193 | 211 | 45 | 266 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 74 | 119 | 255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 414 | 408 | 129 | 0 |
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