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White Clay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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White Clay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at White Clay today?
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 8AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
270 | 3514 | 3624 | 3723 | 4768 | 5953 | 6202 | 4079 | 3614 | 2914 | 2400 | 1979 | 1513 | 1230 | 961 | 750 | 545 | 460 | 324 | 287 | 173 | 173 | 130 | 119 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:52AM1.19m | 7:44PM1.13m | 7:55AM1.10m | 9:18PM1.10m | 9:42AM1.05m | 11:00PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.56m | 1:19PM0.51m | 1:49AM0.66m | 2:32PM0.58m | 3:34AM0.70m | 4:09PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 3320 | 3514 | 3624 | 3723 | 4763 | 5172 | 4868 | 4079 | 3614 | 2914 | 2400 | 1979 | 1513 | 1230 | 961 | 750 | 545 | 460 | 324 | 125 | 132 | 173 | 130 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 270 | 210 | 486 | 742 | 78 | 71 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 124 | 227 | 173 | 167 | 102 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 98 | 241 | 152 | 118 | 104 | — | 12 | 12 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 66 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 39 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 32 | 18 | 30 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 5020 | 6 | 5013 | 6195 | 4768 | 5953 | 6202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 11 | 25 | 49 | 77 | 207 | 287 | — | 2 | 79 | 228 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 206 | 167 | 241 | 292 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 262 | 183 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 58 | 158 |
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