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White Clay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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White Clay surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.8° 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 11AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | |
301 | 230 | 198 | 161 | 130 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 50 | 49 | 5647 | 6871 | 6946 | 6509 | 5875 | 5428 | 4810 | 3746 | 3153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.27m | 1:53AM1.49m | 2:11PM1.37m | 2:25AM1.58m | 2:43PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.41m | 7:34PM0.35m | 8:11AM0.30m | 8:09PM0.27m | 8:40AM0.21m | 8:40PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:25 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
 kJ | 301 | 230 | 198 | 161 | 130 | 102 | 1325 | 1903 | 1935 | 2071 | 2360 | 71 | 71 | 4130 | 4896 | 5647 | 6871 | 6946 | 6509 | 5875 | 5428 | 4810 | 3746 | 3153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 100 | 98 | 98 | 72 | 71 | — | — | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 154 | 326 | 857 | 1857 | 2501 | 1783 | 2989 | 3565 | 3822 | 4360 | 4330 | 2824 | 3227 | 6446 | 7443 | 9148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 209 | 375 | 647 | 959 | 959 | 959 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 218 | 294 | 375 | 590 | 241 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 398 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
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