Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 77 | 94 | 94 | 115 | 56 | 55 | 43 | 94 | 110 | 188 | 363 | 1361 | 1775 | 1935 | 1877 | 1778 | 766 | 1090 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.54m | 6:50AM1.33m | 7:17PM1.38m | 7:37AM1.16m | 8:19PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.31m | 12:55PM0.33m | 1:36AM0.46m | 1:46PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 536 | 833 | 594 | 460 | 331 | 237 | 43 | 161 | 217 | 110 | 188 | 271 | 305 | 214 | 148 | 40 | 35 | 766 | 1090 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 4 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 9 | S 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 308 | 77 | 94 | 94 | — | 19 | 50 | 43 | 94 | 21 | 156 | 49 | — | — | — | 51 | 20 | 573 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 76 | — | 10 | 9 | — | 54 | 55 | 35 | 184 | — | 87 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 33 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 11 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 115 | 56 | 206 | 9 | 5 | 452 | 83 | 363 | 1361 | 1775 | 1935 | 1877 | 1778 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 110 | 268 | 1691 | 536 | 671 | 1691 | 1023 | 2855 | 1033 | 639 | 639 |
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