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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 1 pm Monday 01 Jun 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at White Clay today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 5PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at White Clay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
37 | 36 | 42 | 148 | 123 | 116 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 74 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 37 | 32 | 326 | 603 | 843 | 1379 | 1701 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.44m | 4:32AM1.49m | 4:56PM1.42m | 5:03AM1.46m | 5:30PM1.40m | 5:36AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.20m | 10:22PM0.28m | 10:44AM0.21m | 10:55PM0.31m | 11:17AM0.24m | 11:29PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 25 | 162 | 126 | 72 | 94 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 74 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 78 | 114 | 326 | 603 | 843 | 1379 | 1701 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | S 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 154 | 30 | 23 | 120 | 81 | 76 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 56 | 65 | 33 | 21 | 113 | 158 | 29 | 82 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 17 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 46 | 32 | 118 | 364 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 42 | 148 | 123 | 116 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 37 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 217 | 217 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 74 | 39 | 5 | 110 | 1 | 1 |
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