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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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at White Clay today?
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 1PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | |
257 | 302 | 266 | 270 | 231 | 245 | 271 | 248 | 199 | 167 | 135 | 145 | 168 | 148 | 187 | 298 | 306 | 163 | 143 | 124 | 131 | 129 | 127 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.45m | 6:39AM1.38m | 7:19PM1.36m | 7:36AM1.24m | 8:31PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.19m | 00:28AM0.33m | 12:53PM0.31m | 1:29AM0.47m | 1:52PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
257 | 302 | 266 | 270 | 231 | 245 | 271 | 248 | 199 | 167 | 135 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 187 | 181 | 187 | 163 | 143 | 124 | 131 | 108 | 89 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
140 | 138 | 129 | 61 | 63 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 104 | 78 | 76 | 84 | 85 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 114 | 105 | 102 | 98 | 97 | 129 | 127 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
52 | 56 | 61 | 82 | 81 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 30 | 41 | 47 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 23 | 82 | 95 | 92 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 145 | 168 | 148 | 146 | 298 | 306 | — | — | — | 120 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 294 | 74 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 262 | 399 | 397 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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