White Clay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.96° S 29.18° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's White Clay sea temperature is

22.1° 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 (31 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 10AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Evening (31 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 31								Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	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)	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	2	1	1	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	788	760	719	626	626	591	591	604	572	508	490	554	635	711	725	826	1606	1560	1435	1198	1090	1037	970	1054
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	NW	ENE	E	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide		4:40AM1.59m					5:04PM1.64m				5:09AM1.59m				5:33PM1.66m				5:38AM1.57m				6:02PM1.65m
Low Tide				10:49AM0.06m					11:07PM0.17m				11:17AM0.05m				11:37PM0.17m				11:45AM0.07m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	16	15	14	14	16	17	16	15	14	13	12	12	16	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	13	13	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	14	14	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	649	760	719	626	626	591	591	604	572	508	490	554	635	711	725	826	1606	1560	1435	1198	1090	1037	970	1054
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	286	282	277	147	264	203	113	109	36	36	51	43	42	31	14	27	41	40	38	35	33	33	31	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 16	—	—	SSW 16	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	SW 18	—	S 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 18	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 15
kJ	—	—	—	144	—	—	50	—	42	21	—	—	12	—	12	10	10	12	14	14	14	13	13	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 4
kJ	788	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	4	13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Robberg Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	589	627	639	294	39	12	0	0	24	625	74	27	0	0	0	0	39	241	158	41	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Igoda					Queensberry Bay	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Mbotyi		Mzimpuni	Mbotyi	Cintsa West	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays			Haga-Haga	Queensberry Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3					3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	7	5	5	7	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	6	5	5

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