White Clay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.96° S 29.18° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's White Clay sea temperature is
22.0° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

White Clay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at White Clay today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 4AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
836
765
650
537
478
406
350
304
228
224
191
156
129
124
102
82
80
79
60
57
95
162
92
89
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
SSW
15
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:34AM1.41m
7:07PM1.47m
7:12AM1.33m
7:49PM1.43m
7:59AM1.25m
8:40PM1.38m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.34m
12:45PM0.23m
1:15AM0.38m
1:23PM0.29m
2:03AM0.43m
2:09PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
19
21
20
18
18
18
17
18
22
23
21
20
20
21
21
21
27
30
23
19
18
Feels °C
12
11
10
15
17
17
15
14
14
12
14
19
20
19
17
16
16
16
16
23
26
23
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
SE
10
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Energy kJ
836
765
650
537
478
406
350
304
228
224
191
156
129
124
102
54
53
53
53
57
46
98
92
89
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
51
31
65
62
60
41
40
47
37
38
32
31
32
35
38
82
80
79
60
47
102
102
134
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
E
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
40
40
39
41
38
38
26
26
40
21
21
21
20
20
25
39
37
37
36
82
18
45
43
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
4
12
38
96
119
99
56
95
162
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
12
190
183
0
0
0
0
0
0
110
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
5
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