Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 11AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 759 | 805 | 401 | 375 | 390 | 398 | 460 | 356 | 287 | 339 | 175 | 235 | 241 | 321 | 299 | 249 | 243 | 293 | 229 | 250 | 342 | 360 | 413 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.69m | 4:02AM1.67m | 4:26PM1.78m | 4:36AM1.68m | 5:00PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.05m | 9:57PM0.08m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | 10:42AM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 759 | 805 | 401 | 375 | 250 | 211 | 426 | 356 | 287 | 264 | 175 | 235 | 69 | 298 | 415 | 182 | 243 | 199 | 98 | 100 | 64 | 102 | 329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 21 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | E 11 |
| kJ | 157 | 218 | 193 | 109 | 109 | 130 | 166 | 112 | 109 | 95 | 94 | 49 | 346 | 119 | 16 | 53 | 207 | 73 | 103 | 65 | 6 | 60 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 25 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 274 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 65 | 28 | 161 | 121 | 48 | 182 | 176 | 190 | 177 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 115 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 256 | 262 | 282 | 320 | 390 | 398 | 460 | — | — | 339 | — | — | 241 | 321 | 299 | 249 | 51 | 293 | 229 | 250 | 342 | 360 | 413 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 241 | 241 | 639 | 639 | 158 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 585 | 292 | 74 | 186 | 186 | 14 | 41 | 217 | 292 | 292 | 262 | 116 |
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