Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 7AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 7 | S 6 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 80 | 65 | 130 | 51 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 48 | 66 | 50 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 627 | 646 | 593 | 600 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:20AM1.63m | 3:36PM1.79m | 3:49AM1.68m | 4:04PM1.84m | 4:18AM1.69m | 4:34PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.01m | 9:45PM-0.00m | 9:50AM-0.04m | 10:14PM-0.04m | 10:19AM-0.05m | 10:45PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 80 | 65 | 130 | 596 | 615 | 534 | 534 | 534 | 527 | 357 | 282 | 33 | 116 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 600 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 63 | 63 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 48 | 66 | 50 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 29 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 140 | 94 | 193 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 37 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 30 | 107 | 389 | 507 | 547 | 672 | 800 | 623 | 559 | 499 | 627 | 646 | 593 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 139 | 448 | 590 | 590 | 457 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 294 | 1020 | 139 | 35 | 0 |
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