White Clay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.96° S 29.18° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's White Clay sea temperature is

21.9° C

White Clay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at White Clay today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 10AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (10 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	E 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 13	S 13	S 13	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	16	8	16	16	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	1468	1298	1248	52	71	83	77	163	236	229	175
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	W	SSW	S	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SE	ESE	NNW	NW	ESE	E	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	11:11PM1.32m				12:00PM1.13m				00:35AM1.36m				1:20PM1.23m				1:45AM1.45m					2:22PM1.36m
Low Tide			5:48AM0.49m				5:57PM0.49m				7:07AM0.40m				7:18PM0.40m					8:09AM0.29m				8:22PM0.30m


	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	3	2	5	5	2	2	1	1	2	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	18	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	16	17	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	15	14	15	15	14	15	16	14	15	15	16	17	17	17	16	15	12	13	14	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSE 7	SSW 12	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	2284	3017	3154	2815	2776	13	2187	1765	1568	1491	1336	1379	1538	1468	1298	1248	905	794	661	514	163	293	229	175
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 5	E 5	E 6	SSE 7	SSW 12	S 13	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	16	8	16	16	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	15	15	32	43	50	77	380	3	288	278
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	E 10	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	E 8	E 10
kJ	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	13	—	—	—	12	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 7	NE 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2659	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	52	71	83	56	58	236	52	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Coffee Bay Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	White Clay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	4	4	3	3	2
Distance (km)	1	1	1	1	110	35	1	1	1	1	1	1	241	74	0	0	0	74	39	129	183	183	12	12
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Yellow sands Point	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Barbel Point	Yellow sands Point	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)		Mzimpuni	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point)	Mpame	Igoda	Igoda	Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga	Igoda	Igoda	Mpame	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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