White Clay Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (31.96° S 29.18° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Afternoon (23 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (23 May)	2ft (0.6m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 23					Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tue 26
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	114	112	112	81	79	78	83	81	79	74	69	91	90	88	83	80	75	74	74	111	303	306	158	132
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	W	W	NNW	E	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	8:51AM1.12m				9:57PM1.25m				10:24AM1.08m					11:19PM1.27m				11:48AM1.11m				00:22AM1.33m
Low Tide			3:05PM0.50m				4:24AM0.61m				4:31PM0.53m					5:50AM0.56m				5:46PM0.51m				6:49AM0.48m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—
	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	21	20	19	18	18	17	18	21	23	21	20	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	20	19	18	20	19	19	20	20	20	20	19	18	18	19	17	18	20	21	18	18	19	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSW 5	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	114	112	112	23	79	78	73	72	49	74	69	91	90	88	83	80	75	74	74	74	149	173	158	132
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	S 9	S 9	E 11	S 6	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	SW 16	SW 15	SSE 10	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 15
kJ	27	41	26	81	16	77	83	81	79	48	48	47	30	30	30	29	29	16	64	60	54	480	643	559
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	NE 7	SE 13	SSE 13	SW 14	SSW 6	SW 13	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	SSW 6	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	E 9	E 9	SSW 19	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9
kJ	46	12	44	65	53	10	46	13	15	14	13	39	42	43	27	26	26	25	15	7	201	54	36	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	—	—
kJ	82	32	41	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	4	4	4	3	25	70	111	303	306	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	2	3	3	1	1
Distance (km)	1	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	51	262	183	12	0	0	0	0	183	262	408	74	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East	Mntafufu	Cintsa East	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Igoda		Igoda	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Igoda			Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2			3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Treskostraal West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Currumbin Point Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Kaka Point New Zealand	Dolphin Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	7

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