Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 11PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 83 | 82 | 97 | 114 | 93 | 72 | 53 | 86 | 196 | 104 | 510 | 58 | 62 | 63 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.57m | 2:53AM1.54m | 3:09PM1.70m | 3:20AM1.63m | 3:36PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.20m | 8:55AM0.10m | 9:17PM0.08m | 9:22AM0.01m | 9:45PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | S 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 84 | 266 | 419 | 573 | 615 | 514 | 491 | 476 | 367 | 119 | 104 | 56 | 176 | 39 | 63 | 596 | 606 | 624 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 49 | 83 | 82 | 97 | 114 | 93 | 72 | 44 | 34 | 292 | 15 | 14 | 58 | 62 | 193 | 51 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 49 | 68 | 70 | 52 | 48 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 34 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 94 | 51 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 63 | 53 | 86 | 196 | 361 | 510 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 44 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 292 | 292 | 183 | 12 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 12 |
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