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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.5
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
2.2
S
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)7999999999999915556666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)251714141414141414141313132423257098114119132179302436547
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
35
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
1.40
7:08PM
1.28
7:30AM
1.21
8:28PM
1.15
9:08AM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
0.31
12:50PM
0.36
1:15AM
0.49
1:51PM
0.51
2:45AM
0.65
3:38PM
0.61
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---6:28-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------111-------------
Temp. °C191716172021201816151617191920191817161722232221
Feels °C (?)161110111212121313121416171515141413121316171617
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