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White Clay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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White Clay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Clay sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at White Clay today?
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 111mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
144 | 74 | 108 | 66 | 67 | 47 | 47 | 290 | 69 | 73 | 191 | 124 | 161 | 111 | 262 | 423 | 1647 | 2394 | 2766 | 3135 | 3060 | 2581 | 2174 | 1896 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.46m | 5:11AM1.48m | 5:32PM1.38m | 5:40AM1.39m | 6:05PM1.30m | 6:12AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.18m | 11:02PM0.26m | 11:23AM0.24m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 56 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
66 | 143 | 61 | 229 | 222 | 205 | 198 | 290 | 150 | 73 | 145 | 100 | 93 | 111 | 262 | 423 | 1647 | 2394 | 2766 | 3135 | 3060 | 2581 | 2174 | 1896 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | E 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
100 | 74 | 139 | 66 | 67 | 47 | 25 | 47 | 69 | 147 | 11 | 10 | 97 | 60 | 40 | 97 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 5 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
144 | 15 | 73 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 47 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 5 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
— | 70 | 108 | 6 | 12 | — | 43 | 10 | — | 13 | 191 | 124 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 110 | 5 | 31 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 110 | 12 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 401 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 110 | 109 | 109 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 58 |
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