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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 21 May 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 7PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
0.7
E
12
1.1
E
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
86
126
121
218
268
315
171
138
127
132
129
127
121
240
191
188
82
82
81
79
78
73
72
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
NNE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:19PM1.36m
7:36AM1.24m
8:31PM1.28m
8:51AM1.12m
9:57PM1.25m
Low Tide
12:53PM0.31m
1:29AM0.47m
1:52PM0.41m
2:47AM0.58m
3:05PM0.50m
4:24AM0.61m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:09
5:08
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
24
26
22
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
20
18
18
18
19
22
24
21
20
18
19
19
17
17
17
18
20
19
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
116
86
52
65
132
173
161
171
127
127
106
86
68
66
240
191
188
82
82
81
28
78
73
72
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
SW
15
0.6
E
11
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
76
56
123
121
162
117
114
105
138
98
132
129
127
121
96
47
49
37
27
54
79
18
22
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
E
8
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
9
0.4
SE
13
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SW
14
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
64
84
44
67
21
44
97
92
85
84
82
79
72
71
26
19
64
27
44
12
53
77
57
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SW
5
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
Energy kJ
5
126
120
218
268
315
6
12
10
12
25
54
48
64
75
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
262
262
399
74
41
0
0
0
0
12
1
0
5
0
0
0
9
24
9
0
0
0
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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