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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 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
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 9AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)12121212128888445555666777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8273724644656143602539354456601046979867991715135
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:22-------6:22-------6:22----
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:42-
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
3--21------------------1
Temp. °C222121212222222222222122252625252524232123232321
Feels °C (?)222021222423212222222123252526252321201719202122
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