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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 10 Apr 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
24.5° 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 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
E
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.4
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)11116610661016161515141414141313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86852021203439308412211511010615214514313996959593858273
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
W
10
S
10
ESE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
30
SSW
40
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
ESE
15
E
10
SSE
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
1.02
10:20PM
0.95
11:18AM
0.98
12:36AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:53PM
0.71
4:37AM
0.79
5:51PM
0.66
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:20------
Sunset----5:47-------5:46-------5:45---
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------12-
Temp. °C232428282625272625252626242321212122242524232222
Feels °C (?)232428292624242423242323232221212123262627262524
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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