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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
S
16
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
S
12
3.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
118
107
125
106
78
58
59
39
38
37
37
40
31
29
23
23
22
14
13
77
5
46
0
Wind (km/h)
60
W
45
WNW
40
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
10
N
20
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
25
SSW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
20
W
15
WSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:00PM1.16m
11:25AM1.10m
00:07AM1.30m
12:31PM1.20m
00:56AM1.45m
1:21PM1.33m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.59m
5:21AM0.62m
5:31PM0.52m
6:28AM0.48m
6:29PM0.41m
7:16AM0.33m
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
21
21
20
18
17
17
21
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
28
28
22
26
26
25
25
23
22
20
8
11
11
6
5
7
13
21
20
17
17
15
16
16
21
19
19
20
18
18
21
21
17
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.1
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
191
118
107
125
305
628
984
983
601
371
237
458
1027
2016
2682
2066
2152
1835
1644
1230
1157
786
2180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
S
16
1.1
SW
13
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
180
114
75
85
106
78
45
34
29
38
23
37
40
31
29
23
23
22
14
13
77
364
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
18
30
29
17
98
73
58
59
39
20
37
23
14
14
14
14
13
5
5
5
12
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
1
W
4
1.1
W
4
1.5
WSW
4
1.3
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.9
W
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.7
WNW
3
0.9
WNW
4
3.5
SW
13
1.1
WNW
5
0.6
W
4
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
7
35
43
83
70
52
31
4
1
11
25
3615
56
9
2805
4095
5140
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
158
194
58
158
158
158
19
0
12
14
19
41
27
41
186
27
35
19
41
51
1
5
158
449
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
9
4
5
5
5
4
4
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
4
9
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
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