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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 5PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (09 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
4
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.9
NE
7
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1866
1513
1251
995
764
657
494
353
291
383
180
127
116
137
108
58
58
42
47
20
72
70
42
33
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NW
50
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
10
N
15
NE
20
NNW
20
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:18PM1.10m
9:42AM1.05m
11:00PM1.16m
11:25AM1.10m
00:07AM1.30m
Low Tide
2:32PM0.58m
3:34AM0.70m
4:09PM0.59m
5:21AM0.62m
5:31PM0.52m
6:28AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
20
22
20
18
18
18
18
19
25
29
22
21
19
17
16
17
20
24
22
23
24
24
24
24
18
18
16
15
15
14
13
15
21
26
12
12
10
6
5
6
11
20
18
18
19
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.4
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1866
1513
1251
995
764
657
494
353
291
188
164
127
116
137
282
698
1049
1169
722
294
395
595
1249
1797
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
SW
15
1.3
ENE
7
0.4
SW
15
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
25
24
23
22
12
12
55
141
54
187
180
114
75
85
108
58
44
42
21
229
72
70
42
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
SW
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SE
14
0.3
SE
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
NE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
66
9
25
25
25
39
10
54
22
32
18
30
29
17
98
58
58
39
39
20
23
14
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
1.4
WSW
8
1
W
4
1.1
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
NE
9
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.3
NW
3
Energy kJ
4
11
35
65
107
229
158
383
12
17
24
254
35
45
17
47
6
10
11
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
3
3
1
3
3
5
Distance (km)
0
262
292
41
74
41
74
41
109
0
158
19
29
241
158
167
24
0
12
12
0
41
51
110
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
9
3
3
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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