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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 06 Apr 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 11PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1314131313131212121212121111151566777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5145725475384543733292582542031861379593717216623726541636534623491
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
1.41
5:55AM
1.42
6:11PM
1.30
6:20AM
1.29
6:40PM
1.17
6:51AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
0.30
12:06PM
0.34
12:13AM
0.43
12:36PM
0.46
12:43AM
0.56
1:17PM
0.60
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:51-------
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C222119181718202121201918181923242322222222242628
Feels °C (?)171616151517192020191818181921212020212222232629
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