White Clay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.96° S 29.18° E

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's White Clay sea temperature is

21.4° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 12PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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)	2	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 11	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	159	131	222	427	469	517	408	342	396	441	389	288	553	768	939	1098	827	761	786	761	689	736	723
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	S	S	SSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	E	ESE	ESE	WNW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	SW	S	ESE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off
High Tide						6:40PM1.62m				6:47AM1.42m				7:18PM1.51m				7:23AM1.30m				7:56PM1.39m
Low Tide				12:17PM0.09m				00:48AM0.28m				12:52PM0.20m				1:27AM0.38m				1:28PM0.32m


	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	19	20	19	18	17	16	15	15	19	19	18	17	15
Feels °C	14	13	18	17	18	17	17	16	16	15	18	18	19	18	15	13	12	13	15	17	17	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 11	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	246	176	120	427	469	517	408	342	396	441	389	267	553	768	939	1098	827	761	786	761	689	736	723
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	S 10	S 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 8	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	159	123	125	127	127	125	96	219	323	149	207	288	237	125	77	52	191	437	305	188	131	224	167
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 13	SW 11	SW 11	SE 15	SSE 11	E 10	E 10	SE 14	SE 14	SW 10	E 10	E 10	SW 8	S 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 10	E 10
kJ	107	131	222	57	137	8	48	96	94	221	179	92	71	77	17	30	52	51	33	69	67	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 9	SW 12	SW 7	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	107	646	349	1185	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	0	0	1	1	0	0	9	5	158	12	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Mbomvu	Cintsa East	Cintsa East	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Cintsa East	Barbel Point		Haga-Haga	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Tora Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5

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