White Clay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.96° S 29.18° E

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's White Clay sea temperature is

20.5° C

White Clay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at White Clay today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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)	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	290	239	239	237	196	196	196	159	159	159	131	219	501	544	604	440	335	337	389	304	560	604	667	864
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	W	SSW	S	S	W	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	SW	S	SSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	ESE	SE	S	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	off	off
High Tide			5:33AM1.60m				6:02PM1.69m				6:10AM1.52m				6:40PM1.62m				6:47AM1.42m				7:18PM1.51m
Low Tide	11:30PM0.13m				11:42AM0.03m				00:10AM0.19m				12:17PM0.09m				00:48AM0.28m				12:52PM0.20m


	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	20	18	18	17	15	15	16	20	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	19	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	16	15	15	17	18	17	19	16	14	14	14	19	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	18	18	18	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SSE 12
kJ	290	239	239	237	196	390	485	423	319	227	176	135	501	544	604	440	335	317	389	282	560	604	667	864
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	SSE 14	SE 14	SSW 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	E 10
kJ	219	175	107	158	204	196	196	159	159	159	125	219	127	127	125	96	257	337	238	242	220	162	133	77
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SW 14	S 9	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 14	E 10	SW 11	SW 11	SE 15	SSE 13	E 10	E 10	SE 11	SE 14	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9
kJ	2	2	52	2	—	—	—	—	40	107	131	125	30	137	8	70	96	94	115	304	200	122	55	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	162
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	1	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	5	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Barbel Point	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Yellow sands Point	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Queensberry Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Seal Point Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	6

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