Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 104mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 49 | 89 | 202 | 233 | 284 | 500 | 713 | 688 | 523 | 477 | 266 | 515 | 485 | 515 | 475 | 480 | 343 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.32m | 3:13AM1.42m | 3:38PM1.42m | 3:43AM1.50m | 4:08PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.39m | 9:26AM0.26m | 9:37PM0.31m | 9:55AM0.17m | 10:08PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 172 | 277 | 867 | 152 | 651 | 620 | 596 | 551 | 523 | 468 | 266 | 515 | 485 | 515 | 475 | 403 | 343 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | SSW 18 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 142 | 49 | 48 | 92 | 877 | 16 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 537 | 443 | 173 | 431 | 419 | 419 | 312 | 246 | 268 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 147 | 223 | 93 | 21 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 26 | 27 | 437 | 64 | 88 | 88 | 139 | 312 | 334 | 339 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 161 | 127 | 89 | 202 | 233 | 284 | 500 | 713 | 688 | — | 477 | — | — | 294 | — | — | 480 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 58 | 5 | 241 | 14 | 241 | 206 | 294 | 639 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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