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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 Sunday 17 May 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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
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 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | |
556 | 469 | 469 | 327 | 257 | 253 | 195 | 202 | 199 | 214 | 326 | 331 | 260 | 220 | 169 | 125 | 114 | 82 | 81 | 107 | 104 | 137 | 145 | 230 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.62m | 4:23AM1.74m | 4:48PM1.60m | 5:06AM1.65m | 5:33PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM-0.00m | 10:07PM0.05m | 10:37AM0.03m | 10:51PM0.11m | 11:19AM0.10m | 11:37PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:10 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 556 | 469 | 469 | 327 | 257 | 127 | 107 | 88 | 89 | 92 | 326 | 331 | 260 | 220 | 169 | 125 | 114 | 142 | 180 | 118 | 32 | 137 | 180 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 11 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 14 | 71 | 107 | 253 | 195 | 149 | 146 | 214 | 77 | 62 | 60 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 28 | 82 | 27 | 31 | 114 | 32 | 145 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | E 6 | S 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 9 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 110 | 187 | 202 | 199 | 142 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 30 | 68 | 144 | 28 | 81 | 107 | 104 | 39 | 33 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 104 | 231 | 176 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 109 | 262 | 183 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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