White Clay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.96° S 29.18° E

Issued: 7 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's White Clay sea temperature is
22.2° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 3AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
1.2
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
350
304
228
224
191
156
129
124
102
181
189
70
70
70
61
67
55
55
52
50
48
36
30
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
S
20
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
7:07PM1.47m
7:12AM1.33m
7:49PM1.43m
7:59AM1.25m
8:40PM1.38m
9:00AM1.16m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.38m
1:23PM0.29m
2:03AM0.43m
2:09PM0.37m
3:03AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
20
18
18
18
17
18
23
23
22
21
22
21
21
23
28
25
20
17
17
18
18
19
27
21
Feels °C
16
14
14
14
12
13
20
19
19
17
17
16
16
18
25
21
18
16
16
16
15
15
24
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
406
350
304
228
224
191
156
129
124
44
72
82
70
70
70
61
67
55
55
52
50
134
180
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
41
40
28
24
27
18
20
20
20
102
82
80
61
61
47
46
102
134
123
120
131
48
36
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
S
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
S
8
0.3
SW
13
0.3
E
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
38
26
40
40
37
21
21
13
27
20
39
37
36
21
102
97
45
43
9
22
22
22
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
1.2
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
S
3
Energy kJ
7
25
65
86
69
22
38
98
181
189
4
9
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
183
14
0
0
0
0
0
39
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
292
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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