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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 am Wednesday 06 May 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
23.7° 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 7AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | E 6 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 19 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | |
108 | 129 | 418 | 472 | 2498 | 3864 | 3718 | 3374 | 2936 | 2536 | 1872 | 1570 | 1918 | 702 | 533 | 441 | 281 | 238 | 3213 | 3549 | 5266 | 5600 | 7123 | 5210 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.39m | 6:05PM1.30m | 6:12AM1.30m | 6:46PM1.21m | 6:52AM1.19m | 7:44PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:54AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.45m | 12:31PM0.42m | 00:47AM0.56m | 1:19PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
17 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 95 | 33 | 205 | 472 | 2498 | 3864 | 3718 | 3374 | 2936 | 2536 | 1872 | 1570 | 1918 | 702 | 533 | 2665 | 3420 | 3549 | 3213 | 3549 | 4022 | 50 | 5634 | 5210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSE 7 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 19 | 70 | 59 | 256 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 130 | 645 | 3 | 441 | 281 | 202 | 395 | 566 | 82 | 49 | 32 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 18 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | SE 22 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 140 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 35 | — | 8 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 98 | 238 | 160 | 80 | 15 | 50 | 49 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | NE 7 | NW 2 | W 4 | NW 3 | — | NNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | WNW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 108 | 129 | 418 | 1 | 12 | 9 | — | 31 | 36 | 42 | 127 | 214 | 59 | 2195 | 2354 | 2792 | 12 | 5228 | 4845 | 4803 | 5266 | 5600 | 7123 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 58 | 158 | 167 | 265 | 241 | 241 | 206 | 206 | 244 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 1 | 1 |
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