White Clay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 SAST
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White Clay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's White Clay sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
NE
1
NE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)998856677799999999999945
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)434362174828455034171414141414141414132323252778
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
N
20
NNE
15
N
5
E
15
SSE
20
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
ENE
20
E
30
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:52AM
1.58
6:16PM
1.43
6:35AM
1.40
7:08PM
1.28
7:30AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
0.15
12:05PM
0.20
12:21AM
0.31
12:50PM
0.36
1:15AM
0.49
1:51PM
0.51
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:26-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset------5:36-------5:34-------5:32-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919182323222019171616202120181616151617192019
Feels °C (?)171716162321191715111110131311121213131416151414
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