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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 10 Feb 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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 8AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (10 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (10 Feb)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
2
1
2
1
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.5
ENE
1.2
E
1.5
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1213131312121277778888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)446538483468453371341195139217127168223250286250202176147144144134104101
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
W
5
W
10
S
10
ESE
10
SSW
0
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
0
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
1.11
8:33PM
0.94
10:11AM
0.99
12:52AM
0.92
1:16PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
0.59
2:47PM
0.70
2:50AM
0.73
5:55PM
0.76
6:36AM
0.76
7:54PM
0.62
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise---5:35-------5:37-------5:37----
Sunset------6:58-------6:57-------6:55-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
31-----1------8-----11-3
Temp. °C252424252728272525242425272822232323232423242323
Feels °C (?)302727283030282827252526283024262324242424262426
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