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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 2PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Nov)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (20 Nov)1ft (0.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
S
0.3
ENE
0.6
SSW
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)77872177616168888888881312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1717511009980055556575514011486143912921045
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:37PM
1.59
3:57AM
1.49
4:05PM
1.57
4:26AM
1.48
4:34PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
0.21
9:48PM
0.14
9:55AM
0.21
10:17PM
0.15
10:25AM
0.24
10:46PM
0.19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise4:52-------4:52-------4:52-------
Sunset----6:44-------6:45-------6:45---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161921212119181717212322222019181821222222202019
Feels °C (?)151919192019171615192019201818161619212121202018
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