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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 30 Jan 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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at White Clay today?

The current surf forecast for White Clay at 8AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (30 Jan)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (30 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.6
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)599999988888888888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4357802032022322221801471226565636361454443424242424069
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
0
ESE
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
1.25
2:22PM
1.42
2:54AM
1.42
3:09PM
1.54
3:36AM
1.57
3:48PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
0.41
8:42PM
0.27
8:59AM
0.27
9:23PM
0.14
9:41AM
0.16
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise---5:24-------5:26-------5:26----
Sunset------7:06-------7:05-------7:05-
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-----------1--------
Temp. °C232323232525252424232324252525242322222323252424
Feels °C (?)242525252625262628272626262627262725262624252425
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