Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 9PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 70 | 72 | 102 | 170 | 305 | 160 | 159 | 185 | 158 | 137 | 137 | 106 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 118 | 281 | 78 | 102 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.27m | 6:30AM1.16m | 6:38PM1.14m | 7:20AM1.03m | 7:35PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.44m | 00:23AM0.47m | 12:33PM0.58m | 1:05AM0.60m | 1:26PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 372 | 325 | 261 | 27 | 64 | 135 | 160 | 159 | 185 | 158 | 137 | 137 | 71 | 53 | 39 | 200 | 159 | 90 | 111 | 207 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | 64 | 70 | 72 | 203 | 183 | 151 | — | — | — | 63 | 60 | 73 | 106 | 73 | 261 | 70 | 9 | 82 | 45 | — | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 51 | 36 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 82 | 70 | 30 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 102 | 170 | 305 | 394 | 202 | 342 | 220 | 147 | 106 | — | — | 11 | 14 | 118 | 281 | 78 | 102 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 292 | 292 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 294 | 397 | 398 | 110 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 129 | 183 | 292 | 292 | 218 | 183 |
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