
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Clay today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 11PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
719 | 649 | 613 | 628 | 607 | 621 | 635 | 675 | 690 | 705 | 664 | 690 | 690 | 599 | 626 | 626 | 626 | 591 | 528 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.52m | 4:12AM1.56m | 4:36PM1.59m | 4:40AM1.59m | 5:04PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.24m | 10:22AM0.10m | 10:37PM0.19m | 10:49AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
719 | 649 | 613 | 628 | 607 | 621 | 635 | 675 | 690 | 705 | 664 | 690 | 690 | 599 | 626 | 626 | 626 | 591 | 528 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
312 | 334 | 339 | 405 | 394 | 446 | 474 | 402 | 402 | 362 | 290 | 286 | 282 | 277 | 147 | 268 | 206 | 113 | 109 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 16 | — |
332 | — | 530 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | — | — | 50 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 110 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 639 | 639 | 9 | 0 |
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