Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 232 | 217 | 172 | 118 | 97 | 95 | 97 | 79 | 124 | 81 | 81 | 68 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 46 | 46 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.09m | 1:00PM1.25m | 1:13AM1.23m | 1:32PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.66m | 6:35AM0.54m | 7:13PM0.51m | 7:13AM0.40m | 7:45PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 223 | 232 | 217 | 172 | 118 | 68 | 95 | 97 | 79 | 124 | 1013 | 1491 | 1240 | 847 | 60 | 811 | 46 | 46 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 39 | 31 | 38 | 97 | 64 | 50 | 164 | 212 | 81 | 81 | 68 | 58 | 13 | 60 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 10 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 68 | 44 | 79 | 34 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SW 11 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 14 | 83 | 116 | 12 | 36 | 54 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 1888 | 725 | — | 797 | 693 | 636 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 625 | 186 | 41 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 457 | 1026 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 110 | 35 | 9 | 449 |
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