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White Clay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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White Clay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.5° 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 7AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 150 | 185 | 357 | 77 | 41 | 106 | 173 | 237 | 220 | 165 | 218 | 123 | 104 | 145 | 121 | 294 | 164 | 155 | 172 | 164 | 141 | 101 | 78 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
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