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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
24.2° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)99988888898889101010999771211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2972972582452392051731731732222933598971060942625391254173132290229855721
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
10
WNW
35
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
1.11
1:04AM
1.02
1:21PM
1.18
2:03AM
1.12
2:12PM
1.27
2:44AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
0.63
6:52AM
0.65
7:51PM
0.54
7:56AM
0.56
8:34PM
0.42
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------5:09-------5:11-------5:11
Sunset--7:13-------7:12-------7:12-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------1351-1
Temp. °C272625232222222426272624242524232424232221212121
Feels °C (?)262627252324242726272525282420182020221919202020
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