Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.96° S 29.18° E

White Clay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Clay sea temperature is
21.8°C
1.1° 

White Clay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at White Clay today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 9AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
1
2
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
554
923
853
463
502
489
645
508
572
575
310
318
286
290
318
295
302
308
487
293
339
354
377
440
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:35AM1.31m
6:59PM1.30m
7:32AM1.15m
8:12PM1.11m
9:46AM1.04m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.31m
12:41PM0.39m
1:18AM0.48m
1:43PM0.59m
2:50AM0.63m
4:17PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:37
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1
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Temp °C
17
18
20
23
23
22
20
19
18
18
19
20
21
21
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
14
15
17
20
19
19
20
19
18
20
20
19
19
19
16
16
18
19
21
20
19
20
20
19
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