Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 127 | 125 | 116 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 90 | 113 | 171 | 190 | 158 | 137 | 111 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.41m | 5:59AM1.29m | 6:07PM1.27m | 6:30AM1.16m | 6:38PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM0.31m | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.44m | 00:23AM0.47m | 12:33PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 162 | 127 | 125 | 116 | 447 | 612 | 581 | 455 | 372 | 325 | 261 | 253 | 183 | 90 | 113 | 171 | 190 | 158 | 137 | 111 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 142 | 217 | 197 | 198 | 88 | 86 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 151 | — | 113 | 2 | 234 | 74 | 72 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | — | S 4 | SSW 16 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 13 | 153 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | — | — | 501 | 78 | 181 | 213 | 126 | 83 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 292 | 292 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 312 | 397 | 398 | 110 | 110 | 5 |
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