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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 26 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 26). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)8899817161515141413131312128888991011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5051525251517811221214418128916816615310413812717118413422017082
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
1.08
1:33PM
1.22
2:09AM
1.29
2:24PM
1.38
2:49AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41PM
0.63
7:16AM
0.59
7:56PM
0.45
8:18AM
0.41
8:37PM
0.28
8:58AM
0.26
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:52--
Sunset6:42-------6:40-------6:38-------
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-121-------------------1
Temp. °C242221202021222222222221212226262524232221212222
Feels °C (?)252119171819222222222121222328272423222120202021
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