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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.2
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.4
ENE
1.6
E
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)989999877777756667778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86615556769412914721425021716997109163246309349336376395406327322
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
1.77
6:06PM
1.57
6:28AM
1.67
6:39PM
1.45
7:03AM
1.52
7:16PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
-0.03
12:05PM
0.09
12:10AM
0.06
12:39PM
0.19
12:43AM
0.19
1:17PM
0.34
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---5:45-------5:46-------5:47----
Sunset------6:46-------6:45-------6:45-
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1-31-123--1---------143
Temp. °C262524242627262524242424262626252424232426252424
Feels °C (?)312827272929272625252625252424232223232527262525
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