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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 7 pm Wednesday 27 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
24.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at White Clay today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for White Clay at 2AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 4 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | |
18 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 70 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 39 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.44m | 2:14PM1.32m | 2:24AM1.48m | 2:48PM1.38m | 2:57AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.41m | 8:08AM0.32m | 8:08PM0.36m | 8:40AM0.26m | 8:43PM0.31m | 9:11AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 |
22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 55 | 54 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 323 | 312 | 264 | 258 | 305 | 417 | 532 | 708 | 709 | 674 | 641 | 455 | 706 | 706 | 678 | 639 | 367 | 321 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | S 4 | SE 9 | E 4 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 139 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 39 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 15 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | E 6 | E 4 | ENE 6 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 9 | 40 | — | 37 | 70 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 35 | 74 | 35 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 294 | 961 | 110 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 292 |
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