White Clay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Eastern Cape – Wild Coast, South Africa)

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White Clay Surf Guide

White Clay in Wild Coast is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the east. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for sharks.

White Clay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	24.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing White Clay:

The best conditions reported for surf at White Clay occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf White Clay (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing White Clay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 9% of the time in February while 47% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 44% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

47%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

44%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore White Clay Location Map

Interactive White Clay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to White Clay is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, which is 66 km (41 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to White Clay is Margate Airport (MGH), also in South Africa, 165 km (102 miles) away.

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White Clay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 13:08 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	S	SSE	SE	SE
Period (s)	11	11	11	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off

Tides at White Clay

Current tide and informaton

For Coffee Bay Beach, 1 km from White Clay.

Next High Water: 06:05pm | 1.3m

Next Low Water: 12:05am | 0.45m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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White Clay Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 23.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (24.0 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 24.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite