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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 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
23.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 4PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (03 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 145mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
1.5
NE
6
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
14
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.9
ESE
6
3
ESE
8
3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
38
358
297
235
191
172
143
144
84
111
89
76
62
44
69
96
80
144
109
152
292
1005
1299
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
SSW
10
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
30
E
35
E
45
E
35
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:35PM1.51m
4:43AM1.56m
5:03PM1.46m
5:11AM1.48m
5:32PM1.38m
5:40AM1.39m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.13m
10:33PM0.20m
10:54AM0.18m
11:02PM0.26m
11:23AM0.24m
11:32PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
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6:35
6:37
6:37
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
1
2
5
3
9
9
2
6
7
40
Temp °C
24
25
23
21
21
21
21
23
29
28
27
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
22
22
21
20
21
20
18
21
27
26
26
20
21
19
20
21
19
19
19
21
17
15
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1
S
6
0.7
ENE
8
1.3
S
7
1.2
S
7
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
9
Energy kJ
404
376
358
297
235
66
70
62
66
74
139
89
294
205
198
195
96
80
66
61
152
152
836
1299
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.1
SW
18
0.2
E
9
1
ENE
6
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
10
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
Energy kJ
38
38
13
6
60
191
149
143
100
143
73
246
76
62
44
69
150
147
145
100
70
62
69
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.7
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
16
6
12
5
5
47
74
110
144
15
14
17
27
10
12
12
12
11
62
10
4
7
13
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
0.8
E
8
1.9
ESE
6
3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
24
57
129
135
172
132
135
84
111
5
7
14
26
30
27
144
109
82
292
1005
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
292
292
292
74
0
0
0
0
39
292
39
0
1
5
0
1
24
292
292
29
74
74
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
5
4
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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