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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 02 Mar 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
24.9° 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 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (03 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101256677777746788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)313130292929436917519722022211475606044142540693727287218183
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
E
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
0
WNW
10
WSW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
1.61
3:55AM
1.74
4:05PM
1.66
4:24AM
1.80
4:33PM
1.68
4:51AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
0.03
10:03AM
0.06
10:09PM
-0.03
10:31AM
0.02
10:36PM
-0.04
10:58AM
0.03
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset6:37-------6:36-------6:35-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222019181820232424232220202225262524232324252526
Feels °C (?)171818161718202020212121212426252423232426282729
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