Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 426 | 295 | 293 | 332 | 239 | 318 | 137 | 277 | 120 | 210 | 249 | 195 | 255 | 385 | 371 | 413 | 339 | 281 | 307 | 174 | 408 | 394 | 663 | 685 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:02AM1.67m | 4:26PM1.78m | 4:36AM1.68m | 5:00PM1.80m | 5:09AM1.65m | 5:32PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.06m | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:14AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 426 | 295 | 293 | 245 | 48 | 49 | 137 | 415 | 120 | 172 | 167 | 100 | 75 | 64 | 75 | 303 | 233 | 203 | 176 | 147 | 408 | 394 | 394 | 495 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 135 | 114 | 82 | 55 | 190 | 346 | 298 | 21 | 280 | 73 | 75 | 103 | 65 | 6 | 60 | 82 | 77 | 78 | 106 | 174 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 121 | 48 | 69 | 176 | 260 | 175 | 119 | 16 | 16 | 207 | 115 | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 293 | 332 | 239 | 318 | 73 | 277 | 79 | 210 | 249 | 195 | 255 | 385 | 371 | 413 | 339 | 281 | 307 | — | — | — | 663 | 685 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 585 | 292 | 258 | 186 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 217 | 292 | 414 | 129 | 109 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 35 | 18 | 12 | 0 |
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