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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 Feb 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 10AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)998171615151414131313137888999108109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5252515178112212144181289168166156127151171180158232137170829876
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
S
15
SE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SE
20
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
1.08
1:33PM
1.22
2:09AM
1.29
2:24PM
1.38
2:49AM
1.48
3:02PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.59
7:56PM
0.45
8:18AM
0.41
8:37PM
0.28
8:58AM
0.26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise---5:50-------5:50-------5:52----
Sunset------6:40-------6:38-------6:37-
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
21-------------------212
Temp. °C222020212222222222222122272625242322212123222220
Feels °C (?)211618192222212222232224292725232221202122222219
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