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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 28 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
24.8° 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 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)--
Afternoon (28 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
2
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 (?)
0.6
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.7
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1288889999991010101010101010991094
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1141511632021841891811851531156067455031313131292828297040
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
15
S
20
S
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
N
15
N
15
NNE
25
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
1.38
2:49AM
1.48
3:02PM
1.51
3:24AM
1.63
3:35PM
1.61
3:55AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.28
8:58AM
0.26
9:11PM
0.14
9:32AM
0.14
9:41PM
0.03
10:03AM
0.06
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset6:38-------6:37-------6:37-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1-11-------------
Temp. °C252424222222232324201817171821212120191818202324
Feels °C (?)252525222122222223161311111114141517181816181919
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