Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 7AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | S 14 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 71 | 71 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 62 | 1212 | 47 | 130 | 206 | 280 | 408 | 539 | 553 | 678 | 453 | 427 | 282 | 213 | 149 | 408 | 258 | 197 | 262 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:54AM1.32m | 5:59PM1.31m | 6:32AM1.23m | 6:36PM1.20m | 7:25AM1.15m | 7:29PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.31m | 11:53AM0.44m | 00:16AM0.39m | 12:33PM0.55m | 1:00AM0.48m | 1:29PM0.65m | 2:01AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | 6:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 115 | 89 | 97 | 126 | 778 | 958 | 1223 | 1212 | 862 | 704 | 555 | 468 | 396 | 452 | 351 | 555 | 453 | 427 | 282 | 213 | 149 | 120 | 98 | 197 | 234 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | S 10 | E 8 | S 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 71 | 71 | 71 | 286 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 331 | 147 | 96 | 92 | 69 | 29 | 78 | 71 | 142 | 262 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 39 | 105 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | 116 | 113 | 111 | — | — | 57 | 74 | 37 | 117 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 186 | 209 | 219 | — | — | — | 62 | 71 | 47 | 130 | 206 | 280 | 408 | 539 | 553 | 678 | — | — | 10 | 51 | 338 | 408 | 258 | 35 | 51 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 74 | 639 | 457 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 448 | 504 | 457 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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