White Clay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.96° S 29.18° E

Issued: 1 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Clay sea temperature is
21.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at White Clay today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
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4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
14
0.4
SE
12
2.3
S
11
2.1
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
264
229
190
186
157
131
103
105
68
54
39
26
15
14
35
55
1317
1497
2519
2972
2940
2773
2293
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
S
10
SSW
5
NW
10
N
15
WSW
35
W
25
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
W
45
W
35
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:52PM1.47m
4:57AM1.50m
5:24PM1.49m
5:27AM1.49m
5:57PM1.50m
5:59AM1.46m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.18m
10:51PM0.29m
11:09AM0.16m
11:24PM0.29m
11:40AM0.17m
11:58PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:09
 mm
6
2
1
Temp °C
19
20
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
19
20
19
17
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
17
19
20
17
16
12
13
8
10
10
8
6
5
6
9
12
15
16
14
13
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
E
8
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
E
9
2.5
SSW
11
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.3
S
11
2.1
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
3
SSE
13
2.5
SSE
13
Energy kJ
301
264
229
190
186
157
651
534
105
261
54
1663
26
15
2432
2380
2089
1317
1497
2519
2972
2940
2773
2293
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
8
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.5
NE
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
E
9
0.3
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
14
0.4
SE
12
1.1
SE
13
1.8
S
11
1.2
SSW
10
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
59
136
69
339
250
246
131
103
29
68
35
39
11
3
14
35
55
394
734
288
51
72
71
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
12
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
108
50
169
179
314
305
4
6
32
31
53
52
79
72
71
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SW
5
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
10
4
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1
106
25
31
82
467
547
1198
3440
2100
2466
5703
4912
3971
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
4
5
7
4
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
139
1
0
0
0
58
9
241
647
671
241
191
167
167
1
5
110
29
1
1
1
1
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
8
7
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
1
3
6
6
7
9
9
9
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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