White Clay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.96° S 29.18° E

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's White Clay sea temperature is

21.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at White Clay today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 11AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 8	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 13	S 13	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	4	8	8	8	12	7	7	16	15	16	16	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	1314	1258	973
Wind (km/h)	W	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	S	SSE	ESE	NNW	WSW	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	on
High Tide			10:24AM1.11m					11:11PM1.32m				12:00PM1.13m				00:35AM1.36m				1:20PM1.23m				1:45AM1.45m
Low Tide					4:26PM0.50m					5:48AM0.49m				5:57PM0.49m				7:07AM0.40m				7:18PM0.40m


	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01
	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	2	3
Temp °C	16	17	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	12	14	16	15	16	15	15	16	15	16	16	15	14	15	14	14	15	15	17	16	17	18	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	ENE 8	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12
kJ	452	1353	1356	6	1408	1505	1657	2284	3017	3154	2815	2736	2468	2019	1765	1592	1408	1336	1211	1400	1379	1314	1258	973
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 9	ENE 6
kJ	297	6	6	8	12	6	6	16	15	16	16	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	5	15	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 15	E 10	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—
kJ	4	8	8	8	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	—	—	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	—	E 5
kJ	821	—	—	1581	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mdumbe Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	1	35	110	35	9	5	1	1	1	1	35	35	1	1	1	1	1	5	241	9	0	0	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Whispering Waves	Barbel Point	Queensberry Bay	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Cintsa East	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)		Mzimpuni	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Yellow sands Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5

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