Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 10AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 233 | 206 | 785 | 452 | 517 | 430 | 433 | 505 | 437 | 534 | 401 | 338 | 349 | 484 | 534 | 471 | 371 | 307 | 256 | 281 | 274 | 109 | 187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.50m | 3:10PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.61m | 3:49PM1.69m | 4:02AM1.67m | 4:26PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.17m | 9:17PM0.18m | 9:35AM0.05m | 9:57PM0.08m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SSW 21 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 198 | 233 | 584 | 785 | 452 | 517 | 430 | 332 | 505 | 437 | 534 | 401 | 338 | 306 | 484 | 534 | 471 | 371 | 307 | 256 | 235 | 343 | 109 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | E 10 |
| kJ | 101 | 366 | 206 | 330 | 608 | 673 | 560 | 402 | 203 | 162 | 222 | 314 | 109 | 82 | 170 | 158 | 121 | 69 | 69 | 207 | 255 | 175 | 298 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 25 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 103 | 165 | 297 | 71 | 94 | 88 | 87 | 106 | 328 | 265 | 24 | 193 | 32 | 65 | 130 | 152 | 149 | 195 | 182 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 119 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | — | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 680 | — | 287 | 193 | 271 | 343 | 433 | 198 | 247 | 288 | — | 301 | 349 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 281 | 274 | 99 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 430 | 639 | 639 | 994 | 241 | 639 | 639 | 585 | 585 | 639 | 639 | 294 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 206 | 430 | 266 | 258 | 186 |
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