White Clay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.96° S 29.18° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Clay sea temperature is
21.2° 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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 5AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.7
NE
6
0.9
SSE
10
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
S
18
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1253
1065
942
805
267
221
240
212
169
170
210
96
94
101
151
89
68
66
231
57
51
77
54
109
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:19AM1.32m
8:01PM1.42m
8:10AM1.21m
8:58PM1.34m
9:12AM1.12m
10:03PM1.27m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.38m
1:29PM0.29m
2:14AM0.48m
2:18PM0.39m
3:16AM0.55m
3:16PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
19
20
19
17
16
16
17
18
22
23
21
22
22
21
20
20
23
23
21
20
19
Feels °C
14
14
12
14
14
14
12
13
13
14
15
20
21
20
22
21
21
19
19
23
22
20
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
1253
1065
942
805
267
221
240
123
90
79
86
94
94
73
94
89
68
66
56
492
603
763
772
745
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
230
180
96
196
169
166
132
96
45
57
123
144
188
242
186
57
51
51
54
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
S
18
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
8
2
69
51
32
31
29
11
11
39
53
37
28
231
17
19
11
18
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
1.1
ENE
4
1.5
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
6
40
118
160
212
162
170
210
94
101
151
77
109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
12
262
408
408
262
41
0
0
0
12
183
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
183
39
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
5
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