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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 13 Mar 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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 1AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (14 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (14 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)887788888888888867777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)507449581584447286245245212303306319190165165197329446405389285204176166
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
20
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:43AM
1.06
1:43PM
1.15
2:12AM
1.24
2:15PM
1.31
2:37AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
0.66
7:41AM
0.65
7:58PM
0.50
8:13AM
0.48
8:24PM
0.33
8:41AM
0.32
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset6:23-------6:22-------6:21-------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252423222223262625232221202225262524232221232727
Feels °C (?)242525232324272827262423212325262322222322252726
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