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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 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
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 3PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.7
ENE
0.4
NE
1.2
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
2.2
S
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)8856677799999999999915555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62177731414741171414251414141424242323252325698666
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
1.43
6:35AM
1.40
7:08PM
1.28
7:30AM
1.21
8:28PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
0.20
12:21AM
0.31
12:50PM
0.36
1:15AM
0.49
1:51PM
0.51
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-6:26-------6:28-------6:28------
Sunset----5:36-------5:34-------5:32---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191923232220191716162021201816161617181919181817
Feels °C (?)161823211818151111111413121414141517161514141413
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