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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 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
23.7° 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 1PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 4.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (08 May)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
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4
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
19
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
3624
3721
4768
6055
6237
4079
3614
2960
2439
1866
1513
1251
961
750
561
400
324
227
184
169
127
122
147
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
WSW
40
W
35
W
45
W
45
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:52AM1.19m
7:44PM1.13m
7:55AM1.10m
9:18PM1.10m
9:42AM1.05m
11:00PM1.16m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.51m
1:49AM0.66m
2:32PM0.58m
3:34AM0.70m
4:09PM0.59m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
6:39
6:39
6:41
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5:19
5:17
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
18
17
20
22
19
17
16
15
15
15
20
22
21
19
18
18
18
20
25
28
24
22
19
18
10
10
13
15
12
13
13
13
13
12
18
18
17
16
14
14
13
16
22
26
16
14
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
13
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
Energy kJ
3420
3624
3721
4763
5070
4838
4079
3614
2960
2439
1866
1513
1251
961
750
561
400
324
227
128
169
127
122
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
10
0.9
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
16
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
SW
15
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
220
486
742
78
77
48
44
28
28
25
25
24
24
22
12
12
55
124
105
184
167
100
71
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
19
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
Energy kJ
241
170
118
78
12
12
43
41
41
66
9
25
25
25
39
10
54
54
32
18
29
45
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
12
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
13
0.6
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.5
SW
3
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
7
1.7
SW
9
Energy kJ
5020
5100
6195
4768
6055
6237
6
17
30
49
97
201
162
4
71
192
450
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
6
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
194
241
241
285
241
1
1
1
1
1
0
262
183
41
41
41
41
19
12
0
74
58
186
206
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
6
5
9
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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