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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Mar 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
25.0° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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 (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.8
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)9999999999995551066666688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1601331331101101081061031037978225626780117861131169884383465
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.72
4:59AM
1.87
5:13PM
1.68
5:31AM
1.79
5:46PM
1.59
6:05AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
-0.09
11:10AM
-0.04
11:15PM
-0.03
11:42AM
0.04
11:49PM
0.08
12:17PM
0.18
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset6:15-------6:13-------6:12-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11-12232--------------
Temp. °C242321212120202121212121212124262524232424242625
Feels °C (?)202118212019212221192020202124252424252623212120
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