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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Apr 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 4AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.2
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)666666677888888884567777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)132108135111761392034502202071681601251019976924314320089170163277
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
15
WSW
10
W
20
W
35
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
10
E
10
E
15
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
1.85
3:46PM
1.68
4:01AM
1.87
4:21PM
1.69
4:37AM
1.84
4:56PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
0.01
9:41AM
-0.05
9:46PM
-0.04
10:15AM
-0.07
10:21PM
-0.03
10:50AM
-0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:26----
Sunset------5:39-------5:38-------5:37-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C222222232728272727252020222121212120192024252422
Feels °C (?)212223252726252627221517181819191817182024252523
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