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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 15 Oct 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
S
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSE
2.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999998999999999913131311107
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19820318014813013014315713513511081836042402525261521901992525402462
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
15
NE
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
1.00
12:07PM
1.12
12:37AM
1.10
1:09PM
1.28
1:27AM
1.23
1:47PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19AM
0.65
6:39PM
0.62
6:47AM
0.53
7:30PM
0.48
7:31AM
0.39
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise---5:24-------5:22-------5:22----
Sunset------6:14-------6:15-------6:15-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918181919191816151518201817161514141618201918
Feels °C (?)13141312141516171310891088111211131312131112
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 69 km from White Clay has become light (calm at Mthatha Airport). Waves should be turning clean at White Clay. 1.1m 9s swell from the ESE with a 0.4m 8s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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