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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 27 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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 8AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (27 May)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ENE
6
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
26
26
19
18
22
16
4
10
9
5
9
9
17
17
41
19
5
8
10
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:09AM1.39m
1:35PM1.25m
1:48AM1.44m
2:14PM1.32m
2:24AM1.48m
2:48PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.40m
7:30PM0.41m
8:08AM0.32m
8:08PM0.36m
8:40AM0.26m
8:43PM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
19
18
18
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
20
18
19
21
21
22
23
21
21
21
18
16
16
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
42
50
59
90
80
55
54
33
31
25
280
270
264
258
381
417
532
717
717
674
649
544
530
530
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
26
26
26
26
17
14
16
7
4
140
6
5
9
9
17
17
22
19
5
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
4
0.1
SE
12
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
36
34
19
19
19
18
33
16
60
10
9
3
3
6
1
3
3
3
4
3
5
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
6
1.2
SW
8
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
83
177
22
5
41
3
10
7
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
145
292
262
25
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
0
1
1
241
590
110
5
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
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